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Three States

Three States from directly overhead

Three States is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Oak Tree State Park, a park 2.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 272 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.61778, -89.27583

Overlooks nearby

107 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Big Oak Tree State Park: 2.0 mi
  • Towosahgy State Park: 5.7 mi
  • City Park: 5.9 mi
  • North Campground: 10.5 mi
  • Airpark: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Attractions: 10
Museums: 9
  • Warren Thomas Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Higgerson Landing Museum: 14.1 mi
  • New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Geodesic Dome: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 6
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Davy Crockett: 16.8 mi
  • Ronald Reagan: 16.9 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson: 16.9 mi
  • Prometheus: 16.9 mi
  • Ann Rand: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • A: 13.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishgap HillS 184°154 m9.2 mi
Logan HillSSE 148°154 m14.3 mi
Wilson HillSSE 163°143 m6.7 mi
Mathis HillSSE 157°119 m12.0 mi
Indian MoundW 260°96 m17.6 mi
Indian MoundSW 220°92 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:09
June solstice05:4019:4120:20
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0616:0516:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353949586775787670594839
Precip in4.54.25.05.35.74.23.93.33.83.94.35.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Samburg WR, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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