Ghost town · Missouri
Pinkley
Pinkley is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Taum Sauk Nature Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 57 miles off.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.50227, -90.82651
- 56.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Johnston Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lee Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Church Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Vickery Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Goggins Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks: 14
- Camp Tom Sauk: 6.1 mi
- Highway K Public Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Elephant Rocks State Park: 12.9 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 13.1 mi
- Council Bluff Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
Springs: 10
- Double Springs Hollow: 5.8 mi
- Reeds Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 9.9 mi
- Session Spring: 10.3 mi
- Cooks Spring: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Clarady Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Coil Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Sutton Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Council Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- Charlton Bluff: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Berryman: 7.8 mi
- Shepard: 13.8 mi
- Alamode: 16.0 mi
- Dairyville: 17.6 mi
- Buick: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 2.6 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 6.3 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Big Drop: 20.5 mi
- Cats Paw: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Fort Davidson: 13.0 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 19.6 mi
Museums: 2
- Taum Sauk Nature Museum: 1.1 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skyline Roadside Park: 16.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chapel Hill Beach: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Bootleg Access: 21.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Turner Natural Bridge: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Pinkley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | NE 48° | 538 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | NE 41° | 536 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buford Mountain | NNE 29° | 531 m | 15.4 mi |
| Russell Mountain | NE 56° | 524 m | 8.7 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | NNE 28° | 519 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNW 346° | 519 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | E 80° | 515 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | E 79° | 513 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearwater DAM, 26 mi away.
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