Ghost town · Missouri
Roark
Roark is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Sugar Mountain stands 521 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilton Spring, a spring 3.6 miles away. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.79056, -93.72556
- 10.5 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 27.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 29.3 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lower Flat Creek Access: 6.6 mi
- Greenway Park: 10.5 mi
- Greenway Trail: 10.6 mi
- Cassville City Park: 11.0 mi
- American Legion Park: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 23
- Brights Spring Knoll: 4.4 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Shell Knob: 14.7 mi
- Pelican Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Naked Joe Bald: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Virgin Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Steep Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Morris Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Rope Swings: 16.6 mi
- Oswalt Bluff: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Beebe's Roaring River Waterslide: 14.9 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 22.7 mi
- Fire-In-The-Hole: 23.0 mi
- Thunderation: 23.0 mi
- Aviation Cadet World: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Hilton Spring: 3.6 mi
- Gum Spring: 5.9 mi
- Carney Spring: 6.2 mi
- Roaring River Spring: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Hailey: 5.6 mi
- Radical: 20.6 mi
- Possum Trot: 20.9 mi
- Gaskins: 23.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Barry County Museum: 11.3 mi
- Harold Bell Wright/Pierce City Museum: 18.9 mi
- Jones Memorial Chapel & Museum: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- John Baumgardt Memorial Conservation Area: 12.4 mi
- Pilot Knob Conservation Area: 19.7 mi
- Flag Spring Conservation Area: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Aunts Creek Beach: 16.7 mi
- Don's Island: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Pa's Posey Patch: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mountain | SSW 203° | 521 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 199° | 503 m | 22.4 mi |
| Reed Mountain | SW 216° | 501 m | 24.4 mi |
| Ford Mountain | SW 217° | 494 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lennox Mountain | SW 218° | 483 m | 23.4 mi |
| Panorama Point | SSW 198° | 478 m | 22.6 mi |
| Eggleston Mountain | SW 222° | 478 m | 23.5 mi |
| Oakleigh Mountain | SW 224° | 477 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cassville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Branson · 28 mi
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