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Story

Story from directly overhead

Story is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. The Mound stands 333 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebb, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 80 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93031, -93.85605

98 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 5.5 mi
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 5.8 mi
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 6.6 mi
  • Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge West Saint Clair Unit: 6.8 mi
  • Sac-Osage State Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Lone Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Oyer Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Spangler Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Mayes Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Cave Hill: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 24
Ghost towns: 9
Historic sites: 5
  • Kirkland's Cabin: 18.7 mi
  • KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 19.0 mi
  • Modlin’s Cabin: 19.5 mi
  • Eagle Spirit: 20.2 mi
  • Piercing Arrow: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • A Friend: 19.4 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundSSE 152°333 m21.2 mi
Hyder HillS 187°297 m18.0 mi
Chapel HillS 170°296 m22.8 mi
Spangler HillESE 107°293 m3.3 mi
Mayes HillSSE 162°291 m3.4 mi
Marland HillSE 132°284 m5.6 mi
Reader HillN 10°283 m4.9 mi
Blue MoundWNW 285°282 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5420:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2816:1917:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746566574787769584636
Precip in2.12.33.45.46.95.74.33.94.73.73.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldorado Springs, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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