Ghost town · Missouri
Paw Paw
Paw Paw is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Dave Hill stands 291 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Browning City Park, a park 5.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 177 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates40.09111, -93.08778
- 176.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 89.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
47 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 22
- Browning City Park: 5.3 mi
- American Legion Park: 8.2 mi
- Forest Grove Park: 8.3 mi
- Shelby Park: 9.1 mi
- Linneus City Park: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
- South Crawford School (historical): 18.1 mi
- Union Church Cemetery: 18.3 mi
- War Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Wall of Honor: 21.4 mi
- Bucklin History Monument: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Loeffler: 13.5 mi
- Tullvania: 15.7 mi
- Zig: 17.2 mi
- Lindersville: 20.2 mi
- Hart: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Locust Creek Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Montgomery Woods Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Union Ridge Conservation Area: 18.9 mi
- Hidden Hollow Conservation Area: 24.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Milan Depot: 7.8 mi
- American Legion Post 57: 23.8 mi
- Coen Hotel: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Brookfield Pepsi-Cola Mural: 21.3 mi
- American War Mothers Memorial: 23.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Dave Hill: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Thousand Hills State Park Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paw Paw. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hill | ENE 67° | 291 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe 22 ENE, 16 mi away.
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