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Pea Ridge

Pea Ridge from directly overhead

Pea Ridge is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Little Pilot Knob stands 428 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Spring, a spring 3.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 43 miles off. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates38.12583, -91.04194

Overlooks nearby

147 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
Springs: 24
  • Hamilton Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Pratt Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Camper Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Falling Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Elm Spring: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 18
Ghost towns: 15
Historic sites: 12
  • WWI Memorial Plaque: 13.4 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 14.0 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 20.1 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 20.2 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 6
  • Meramec Caverns: 8.4 mi
  • Meremec Caverns: 8.4 mi
  • Canoehenge: 10.8 mi
  • Pontoon Rides: 13.7 mi
  • Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 15.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • St Clair Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Crawford County Historical: 20.4 mi
  • Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 13.1 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 13.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Educational Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Flyleaf: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • LKW Waterfront: 13.5 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pea Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pilot KnobSSE 161°428 m10.6 mi
Flint HillS 172°403 m8.5 mi
Litton HillSSE 161°384 m8.7 mi
Murry HillS 179°375 m22.8 mi
Blackjack HillSE 136°374 m22.5 mi
Mineral HillWNW 290°328 m7.2 mi
Green HillSSW 201°318 m23.0 mi
Sandy HillE 91°307 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:16
June solstice05:4219:5220:31
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1816:0716:48

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, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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