Rushs Ridge
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. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 4 mi
65 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Greenfield: 2.5 mi
- Norfolk: 3.4 mi
- Hallett: 8.1 mi
- Fuget: 8.3 mi
- Crosno: 9.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Winford Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Coil Estate Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 14.8 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.7 mi
- Caboose: 5.1 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 5.6 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 6.4 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 15.3 mi
- Proceeding On: 4.4 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 18.1 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | NW 314° | 181 m | 22.5 mi |
| Santa Fe Hills | NW 323° | 177 m | 21.9 mi |
| Gilson Hills | NNW 333° | 143 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | N 352° | 134 m | 24.8 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | NW 317° | 102 m | 12.7 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NNE 11° | 99 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cairo 3N, 8 mi away.
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