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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

Coordinates36.61389, -90.56528

57 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • 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
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 7
  • 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
Museums: 3
  • Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Poplar Bluff Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
  • Malden Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Twin Spring: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Granite Obelisk Memorial: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinhook HillNNW 342°229 m15.4 mi
Fuse HillWNW 291°227 m24.8 mi
Bee HillWNW 286°215 m20.7 mi
Grindstone HillWSW 240°135 m17.1 mi
Gobbler KnobNNW 340°110 m2.5 mi
Rattlesnake KnobWNW 296°104 m1.0 mi
Bunker HillSSE 163°90 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4519:4620:25
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1216:1116:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353949596877817972604838
Precip in3.53.64.85.95.44.34.73.63.34.14.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poplar Bluff, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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