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Rushs Ridge

Rushs Ridge from directly overhead

Rushs Ridge is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Jackson Hill stands 181 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenfield, a ghost town 2.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.92889, -89.17917

Overlooks nearby

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Fort Defiance State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Halliday Plaza: 4.9 mi
  • David Box Twin Rivers Ball Park: 5.0 mi
  • Halliday Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cairo Public Boat Launch: 5.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Peaks: 6
  • Twin Mounds: 9.8 mi
  • Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 12.7 mi
  • Gilson Hills: 20.2 mi
  • Santa Fe Hills: 21.9 mi
  • Jackson Hill: 22.5 mi
Museums: 5
  • Cairo Custom House Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Warren E. Hearns Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Sikeston Depot Museum & Cultural Center: 23.0 mi
  • Warren Thomas Museum: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Lewis & Clark: 5.3 mi
  • Research Uncovered: 5.3 mi
  • Cairo River Wall Murals: 5.3 mi
  • The Story of Cairo: 5.3 mi
  • Welcome to Historical Cairo: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Caboose: 5.1 mi
  • Magnolia Manor: 5.6 mi
  • Big Subway Gate: 6.4 mi
  • Cotton Belt Caboose: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Proceeding On: 4.4 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Desert Storm Memorial: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • A: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillNW 314°181 m22.5 mi
Santa Fe HillsNW 323°177 m21.9 mi
Gilson HillsNNW 333°143 m20.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 352°134 m24.8 mi
Dogtooth Bend MoundsNW 317°102 m12.7 mi
Twin MoundsNNE 11°99 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3819:4220:20
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0716:0416:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948596876797871594838
Precip in3.83.94.85.45.14.44.13.23.54.14.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cairo 3N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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