Selkirk
Selkirk is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kathie Simpkins Park, a park 4.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 5.8 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 13.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 25 mi
75 named places within 25 miles
- Kathie Simpkins Park: 4.8 mi
- A.E. Davis Park: 5.9 mi
- Matthews City Park: 8.0 mi
- Hunter-Dawson State Park: 8.7 mi
- Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site: 9.7 mi
- Ogden: 5.8 mi
- East Lake: 6.8 mi
- Three States: 12.3 mi
- Hallett: 14.2 mi
- Fuget: 15.7 mi
- Higgerson Landing Museum: 10.4 mi
- New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 10.5 mi
- Sikeston Depot Museum & Cultural Center: 12.9 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 14.9 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 18.1 mi
- Indian Mound: 12.7 mi
- Wilson Hill: 18.1 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 19.0 mi
- Mathis Hill: 23.5 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 24.4 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 5.5 mi
- Caboose: 24.1 mi
- Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 24.1 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 24.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Darnall Point: 19.2 mi
- Battle of Island 10: 19.4 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 24.7 mi
- Marston Rest Area (Southbound): 14.9 mi
- Missouri Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Selkirk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishgap Hill | SSE 151° | 154 m | 19.0 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SE 139° | 143 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mathis Hill | SE 141° | 119 m | 23.5 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | NNE 16° | 102 m | 24.4 mi |
| Indian Mound | SE 144° | 92 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Madrid, 10 mi away.
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