Parks
Parks is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Pinhook Hill stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Crowley's Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
- 56.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 49.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
57 named places within 25 miles
- State Public Hunting Area: 7.7 mi
- Whiteley Park: 12.4 mi
- Bacon Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- Ferguson Grove: 13.8 mi
- Pet Park: 13.8 mi
- Gillis Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Deer Leap: 18.2 mi
- Roach Point: 21.3 mi
- Martinsburg: 7.2 mi
- Kingbee: 8.6 mi
- Dryden: 11.1 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 16.9 mi
- Keener Cave: 21.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.0 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.4 mi
- Pinhook Hill: 15.4 mi
- Grindstone Hill: 17.1 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 13.2 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 14.4 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 15.5 mi
- Hilliard Access: 16.4 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 13.8 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 13.9 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 24.3 mi
- Frisco Depot: 13.5 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 13.6 mi
- Malden Spring: 17.5 mi
- Twin Spring: 24.3 mi
- Granite Obelisk Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Float Camp: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinhook Hill | NNW 342° | 229 m | 15.4 mi |
| Fuse Hill | WNW 291° | 227 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bee Hill | WNW 286° | 215 m | 20.7 mi |
| Grindstone Hill | WSW 240° | 135 m | 17.1 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | NNW 340° | 110 m | 2.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | WNW 296° | 104 m | 1.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSE 163° | 90 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poplar Bluff, 13 mi away.
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