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Palmer

Palmer from directly overhead

Palmer is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brazil, a ghost town 3.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 47 miles off.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83944, -90.99583

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
  • Iron Ore Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 8.4 mi
  • Beecher Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Woodlock Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Harmon Spring: 11.4 mi
Parks: 22
  • Richter State Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
  • Council Bluff Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
  • Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 11.7 mi
  • Benton Park: 13.1 mi
  • Potosi City Park: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Historic sites: 11
  • WWI Memorial Plaque: 8.3 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 8.6 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 13.0 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Pontoon Rides: 8.4 mi
  • Canoehenge: 19.3 mi
  • Memorial: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Educational Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Flyleaf: 21.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Palmer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taum Sauk MountainSE 142°538 m23.6 mi
Wildcat MountainSE 145°536 m22.9 mi
Buford MountainESE 120°531 m19.3 mi
Russell MountainSE 138°524 m24.7 mi
Bell MountainSSE 154°519 m16.4 mi
Proffit MountainSSE 148°519 m22.1 mi
Lindsey MountainSSE 153°507 m17.5 mi
Johnson MountainSE 143°501 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4319:5120:30
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:1716:0816:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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