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Rector

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Rector is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Red Hill stands 410 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Spring, a spring 3.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 88 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40694, -91.50972

122 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 33
  • Cave Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Watson Spring: 4.1 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Pulltite Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Fire Hydrant Spring: 5.2 mi
Parks: 19
Cliffs: 14
Peaks: 13
Ghost towns: 9
Historic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Pulltite: 5.4 mi
  • Beach 3: 19.7 mi
  • Beach 2: 19.8 mi
  • Beach 3: 19.8 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Round Spring Natural Bridge: 10.3 mi
  • Turner Natural Bridge: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillENE 67°410 m16.1 mi
Crooked HillNNE 31°410 m24.8 mi
Tower HillNE 40°400 m12.4 mi
Wildcat MountainSE 135°385 m21.5 mi
Coot MountainSE 139°379 m21.5 mi
Tip Top MountainSE 136°377 m15.9 mi
Ball HillNNE 30°366 m13.4 mi
Jerktail MountainSE 138°360 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4619:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1816:1116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333646566473777668564536
Precip in2.73.64.14.86.24.34.64.33.83.34.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Round Spring 2SW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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