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Raftville

Raftville from directly overhead

Raftville is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Boiling Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 108 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.45750, -91.99028

70 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 19
Springs: 17
  • Boiling Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Burnett Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Falling Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Hazelton Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 6.8 mi
Parks: 6
  • Emmet Kelly Park: 9.3 mi
  • Rodeo Stadium: 11.7 mi
  • Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 22.1 mi
  • Wilber Allen Memorial State Wildlife Area: 22.9 mi
  • Richard F Clement Memorial State Forest and Wildlife Area: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Cabbage Head: 11.0 mi
  • Deckers Point: 23.5 mi
  • Lead Hill: 25.0 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillSSW 207°495 m25.0 mi
Cabbage HeadNNW 345°332 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1316:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645556573777668574536
Precip in2.82.74.14.85.54.53.54.04.23.34.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Licking 4N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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