Tucker
Tucker is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Little Thorny Mountain stands 324 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 78 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 77.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
105 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Spring: 1.4 mi
- Malden Spring: 7.3 mi
- Big Spring: 13.5 mi
- Fiddler Spring: 14.1 mi
- Conner Spring: 15.2 mi
- Fuse Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bee Hill: 4.5 mi
- Cataract Hill: 9.9 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Tater Hill: 13.3 mi
- Compton Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Deer Leap Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Ripley Lake Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Float Camp Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Hufstedler's Canoe Rental: 16.4 mi
- Bennett: 4.2 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 6.2 mi
- Barren: 6.3 mi
- Dryden: 11.8 mi
- Ponder: 12.6 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Kelley Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Deer Leap: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 8.1 mi
- Fern Nook Natural Area: 10.5 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 11.2 mi
- Float Camp: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Big Spring: 13.5 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tucker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Thorny Mountain | NNW 331° | 324 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 22° | 295 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mosby Hill | W 274° | 294 m | 19.2 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SW 224° | 281 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wild Cat Hill | W 259° | 281 m | 24.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 308° | 275 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 221° | 251 m | 15.5 mi |
| Conner Hill | WSW 251° | 239 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 12 mi away.
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