Ghost town · Missouri
Ponder
Ponder is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Mosby Hill stands 294 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulvinia Hill, a peak 3.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 73 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.58389, -90.98889
- 72.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
102 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 32
- Mulvinia Hill: 3.8 mi
- Reed Hill: 5.8 mi
- Phillips Knob: 6.5 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 7.3 mi
Springs: 24
- Malden Spring: 8.6 mi
- Morgan Spring: 11.0 mi
- Catto Spring: 11.0 mi
- Sullivan Spring: 11.1 mi
- Jones Spring: 11.3 mi
Parks: 15
- Ripley Lake Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Deer Leap Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Float Camp Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Hart-Lynch Park: 8.7 mi
- Compton Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Deer Leap: 8.1 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Bennett: 10.4 mi
- Riverton: 12.6 mi
- Tucker: 12.6 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 13.8 mi
- Dryden: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 18.0 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 18.2 mi
- Hall's Creek Canyon Natural Area: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Float Camp: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Randolph County Heritage Museum: 22.3 mi
- Eddie Mae Herron Center and Museum: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosby Hill | NW 310° | 294 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 300° | 281 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wild Cat Hill | WNW 290° | 281 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 275° | 251 m | 7.3 mi |
| Conner Hill | NW 306° | 239 m | 13.1 mi |
| Turkey Knob | WNW 303° | 234 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fuse Hill | N 2° | 227 m | 11.0 mi |
| Higgs Mountain | SW 236° | 226 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 10 mi away.
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