Ghost town · Missouri
Valley Forge
Valley Forge is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Brown Mountain stands 501 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Trimfoot Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 26 miles off.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.78533, -90.37346
- 25.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 16.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rickus Hill: 3.5 mi
- Beck Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wiggins Hill: 4.6 mi
- Union Hill: 5.1 mi
- Tetley Hill: 5.7 mi
Parks: 34
- Trimfoot Park: 2.1 mi
- Harlan Park: 2.3 mi
- Long Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Farmington Skate Park: 2.4 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Settling tank: 8.1 mi
- Floatation Tank 2: 8.2 mi
- Floatation Tank 1: 8.2 mi
- Primary Filtration tank: 8.2 mi
- Water Tower: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Owl Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Wild Hog Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Hassler Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 22.6 mi
Museums: 7
- Powerhouse: 8.2 mi
- Space Museum: 13.6 mi
- Bonne Terre Mine: 13.6 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 18.5 mi
- Ste Genevieve Museum Learning Center: 22.3 mi
Springs: 4
- La Hae Spring: 8.2 mi
- White Oak Spring: 10.9 mi
- Blue Springs: 19.6 mi
- Skaggs Spring: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Monsanto Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
- Pim Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sunrise Lake Beach: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Adelbert: 22.4 mi
- White: 22.5 mi
- Fountain Farm: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Gruner Ford Access: 4.4 mi
- Bootleg Access: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cats Paw: 15.6 mi
- Big Drop: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 18.3 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 22.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Double Arch: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Old Time Flea Market: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Flyleaf: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Valley Forge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Mountain | WSW 240° | 501 m | 14.2 mi |
| Stono Mountain | WSW 244° | 499 m | 10.7 mi |
| Oak Mountain | SW 236° | 496 m | 16.8 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WSW 239° | 481 m | 13.4 mi |
| Middle Mountain | W 269° | 469 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 226° | 464 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 250° | 454 m | 13.2 mi |
| Simms Mountain | W 275° | 451 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 2 mi away.
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