Ghost town · Missouri
Ovid
Ovid is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Mound Bogard stands 290 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank E. Wagner Conservation Area, a nature reserve 5.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 176 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Missouri
How to reach it
Coordinates39.46751, -93.88410
- 176.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.4 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 21.6 mi off the Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
84 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 45
- Tait Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
- Anderson Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Ray County Community Lake: 12.2 mi
- Hamann Park: 13.3 mi
- Maurice Roberts Park: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Frank E. Wagner Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Crooked River Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Blue Jay Trail Access: 11.5 mi
- W.L. Schifferdecker Memorial Conservation Area: 12.9 mi
- Foxglove Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
Museums: 6
- Ray County Museum: 14.6 mi
- Missouri Quilt Museum: 20.1 mi
- Excelsior Springs Museum: 20.1 mi
- J.C. Penney Museum: 20.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Museum: 22.4 mi
Peaks: 6
- Needmore Hill: 15.2 mi
- Mound Bogard: 18.4 mi
- Long Tater Hill: 19.1 mi
- Round Tater Hill: 19.5 mi
- Stokes Mound: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Far West Temple Site: 19.3 mi
- Lafayette County War Memorial: 19.6 mi
- old fountain: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 22.6 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Gabriella's Garden: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Madonna of the Trail statue: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- Mount Vernon Church: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Watkins Mill Beach: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Tryst Falls: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ovid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Bogard | E 90° | 290 m | 18.4 mi |
| Needmore Hill | NW 314° | 286 m | 15.2 mi |
| Stokes Mound | ENE 69° | 277 m | 23.0 mi |
| Long Tater Hill | ENE 75° | 273 m | 19.1 mi |
| Shale Hill | NNE 33° | 267 m | 23.3 mi |
| Round Tater Hill | ENE 75° | 252 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond 3S, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
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