Peru
Peru is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Long Mound stands 300 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town State Access Area, a nature reserve 4.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 85 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 85.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.3 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
80 named places within 25 miles
- Butler Park: 5.0 mi
- Prospect Park: 6.9 mi
- Park Place: 7.2 mi
- Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site: 8.8 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Panther Creek Unit: 12.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 6.0 mi
- Hammer Hill: 8.2 mi
- Round Mound: 10.6 mi
- Long Mound: 10.6 mi
- Deer Mound: 11.0 mi
- Old Town State Access Area: 4.6 mi
- Ripgut Prairie Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area: 10.3 mi
- Balltown Access: 14.8 mi
- Montrose Conservation Area: 21.1 mi
- Disabled American Veterans Monument: 5.7 mi
- First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Statue: 5.7 mi
- Bates County Veterans Tribute: 5.7 mi
- World War Veterans Monument: 5.7 mi
- Rich Hill Caboose: 7.0 mi
- Bates County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Frontier Village Museum: 14.6 mi
- Linn County Museum: 22.7 mi
- Halley Bluffs: 11.0 mi
- Belvoir Bluffs: 11.3 mi
- Rock House Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peru. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mound | N 6° | 300 m | 10.6 mi |
| Spy Mound | WNW 291° | 296 m | 18.0 mi |
| Round Mound | NNE 12° | 295 m | 10.6 mi |
| Masters Hill | NNW 342° | 294 m | 24.9 mi |
| Dorsett Hill | NNW 344° | 290 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hilltop Mound | NNW 346° | 286 m | 23.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 161° | 282 m | 12.9 mi |
| Walley Mound | NW 311° | 276 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butler 4W, 8 mi away.
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