Ghost town · Missouri
Ryors
Ryors is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Indian House Mounds stands 328 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Bluff, a cliff 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 83 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
ghost town in Missouri, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.48250, -91.69833
- 82.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 32.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 74.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
78 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 15
- Hood Hill: 3.9 mi
- Smith Hill: 6.7 mi
- Cave Hill: 7.1 mi
- Pilot Knobs: 8.9 mi
- Cedar Hill: 10.0 mi
Parks: 15
- Buschman Park: 14.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge St. Auberts Island Unit: 14.6 mi
- River Park: 14.9 mi
- Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Cedar Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Edwards Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Pin Oak Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Church Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Turnpike Bluff: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Feuersville: 6.3 mi
- Manda: 11.8 mi
- Dingley: 12.6 mi
- Gascondy: 15.4 mi
- Lisletown: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Fredericksburg Ferry Access: 9.0 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge St. Auberts Island Unit: 14.7 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge St. Aubert Island Unit.: 14.9 mi
- Bonnots Mill Access: 16.1 mi
- Grand Bluffs Conservation Area: 16.4 mi
Museums: 4
- USS Aries: 15.2 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 20.8 mi
- Historic Hermann Museum: 20.9 mi
- Hermann River Memorial: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Hydrofoil Pier: 15.2 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 17.4 mi
- Hermann Caboose: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 3
- Hermann: Germania's Liberator: 20.9 mi
- Ace of Spades Garden Art: 21.0 mi
- Missouri Valley Ice Cream Mural: 21.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Meyers Spring: 12.7 mi
- Big Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ryors. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian House Mounds | SSW 191° | 328 m | 22.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 207° | 300 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cave Hill | E 89° | 280 m | 7.1 mi |
| Kaiser Hill | ENE 69° | 280 m | 23.4 mi |
| Negro Hill | NE 36° | 278 m | 23.6 mi |
| Boland Knob | NNE 30° | 273 m | 20.5 mi |
| House Mounds | SW 215° | 250 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 91° | 248 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freedom, 2 mi away.
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