Rail
Rail is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Mary Gray Hill stands 502 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lamberson Memorial Conservation Area, a nature reserve 4.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 128 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 128.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.0 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
67 named places within 25 miles
- Antler: 5.8 mi
- Gravel Point: 9.1 mi
- Hawley: 9.4 mi
- Mingsville: 10.7 mi
- Roubidoux: 12.1 mi
- Wilber Allen Memorial State Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
- Ina Crandall Children's Park: 11.3 mi
- Alumni Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Grove Town Square: 12.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Lamberson Memorial Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Barnes Conservation Area: 9.3 mi
- Houston Towersite: 12.1 mi
- Cabool Towersite: 13.2 mi
- Baptist Camp Access: 16.1 mi
- Dripping Spring: 15.4 mi
- Mineral Spring: 19.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.6 mi
- Hazelton Spring: 21.9 mi
- Burnett Spring: 22.4 mi
- Doug Jones Grave: 20.0 mi
- Rose Wilder's Grave: 20.1 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 20.1 mi
- Giant Buffalo: 20.1 mi
- Carl Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Lead Hill: 12.9 mi
- Bald Knob Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Mary Gray Hill: 15.9 mi
- Pleasant Knob: 20.5 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Bell Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder House: 19.9 mi
- Wilder Home Museum: 20.0 mi
- Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 20.3 mi
- White Hart Renaissance Fair: 20.5 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gray Hill | SSW 213° | 502 m | 15.9 mi |
| Lead Hill | SSE 152° | 495 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pleasant Knob | WSW 251° | 495 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | SSE 167° | 434 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Grove 2 N, 10 mi away.
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