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Prairieview

Prairieview from directly overhead

Prairieview is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Kaiser Hill stands 280 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Morsey, a ghost town 3.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 35 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90255, -91.19432

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paddock Fields Park: 4.6 mi
  • Warrenton Athletic Complex: 5.0 mi
  • Warren County Fairgrounds: 5.3 mi
  • Dyer Park: 6.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Seebrook Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Bendorf: 11.0 mi
  • Inverness Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Cinova Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Kitzbuhl Beach: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 6
Peaks: 5
Springs: 5
  • Copper Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Lane Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Uncle Sammys Spring: 18.6 mi
Museums: 4
  • Warren County Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Hermann River Memorial: 18.8 mi
  • Historic Hermann Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Boone Monument Village: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Missouri Valley Ice Cream Mural: 18.7 mi
  • Ace of Spades Garden Art: 18.8 mi
  • Hermann: Germania's Liberator: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 9.1 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaiser HillSSW280 m21.5 mi
Negro HillSW278 m16.6 mi
Boland KnobSW273 m20.2 mi
Roundabout HillSSW244 m10.4 mi
Enoch KnobS228 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4019:5420:34
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2116:0516:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444556473777668564434
Precip in2.42.22.64.65.14.53.93.53.53.23.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 1 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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