Ghost town · Missouri
Roubidoux
Roubidoux is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Lead Hill stands 495 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Turley, a ghost town 2.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 117 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas County, Missouri, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.42250, -92.14806
- 116.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 25.4 mi off the Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
63 named places within 25 miles
Ghost towns: 19
- Turley: 2.5 mi
- Plum Valley: 5.6 mi
- Raftville: 9.0 mi
- Hazleton: 9.8 mi
- Mingsville: 10.7 mi
Springs: 15
- Boiling Spring: 9.1 mi
- Hazelton Spring: 9.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 10.7 mi
- Falling Springs: 10.7 mi
- Mineral Spring: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Houston Towersite: 6.6 mi
- Barnes Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Lamberson Memorial Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- Piney River Narrows Conservation Area: 10.3 mi
Parks: 8
- Rodeo Stadium: 10.9 mi
- Emmet Kelly Park: 12.6 mi
- Wilber Allen Memorial State Wildlife Area: 14.0 mi
- Larson State Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Ina Crandall Children's Park: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Bell Bluff: 10.4 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 3
- Cabbage Head: 14.3 mi
- Lead Hill: 20.0 mi
- Bald Knob Mountain: 22.2 mi
Museums: 2
- Texas County Museum of Art: 16.8 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roubidoux. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Hill | S 187° | 495 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bald Knob Mountain | SSW 195° | 434 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cabbage Head | NNE 24° | 332 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 14 mi away.
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