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Selkirk

Selkirk from directly overhead

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. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72389, -89.45472

Overlooks nearby

78 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • 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
Ghost towns: 13
Museums: 7
  • 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
Peaks: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Cotton Belt Caboose: 5.5 mi
  • Caboose: 24.1 mi
  • Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 24.1 mi
  • Magnolia Manor: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Battle of Island 10: 19.4 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 24.6 mi
  • Desert Storm Memorial: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • A: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishgap HillSSE 151°154 m19.0 mi
Wilson HillSE 139°143 m18.1 mi
Mathis HillSE 141°119 m23.5 mi
Dogtooth Bend MoundsNNE 16°102 m24.4 mi
Indian MoundSW 215°96 m12.8 mi
Indian MoundSE 144°92 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:4019:4220:21
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0716:0616:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048596977817971604839
Precip in3.83.64.45.15.54.23.72.63.94.04.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Madrid, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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