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Plum Valley

Plum Valley from directly overhead

Plum Valley is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Towersite, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 116 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.36000, -92.08278

60 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 17
Springs: 13
  • Mineral Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Burnett Spring: 10.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Emmet Kelly Park: 7.5 mi
  • Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
  • Rodeo Stadium: 15.5 mi
  • Wilber Allen Memorial State Wildlife Area: 17.7 mi
  • Ina Crandall Children's Park: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Lead Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Cabbage Head: 17.6 mi
  • Bald Knob Mountain: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 13.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Texas County Museum of Art: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillSSW 202°495 m16.7 mi
Bald Knob MountainSSW 208°434 m19.5 mi
Cabbage HeadN 7°332 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846566573777668574637
Precip in2.72.53.85.05.44.23.84.34.23.54.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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