Vinton
Vinton is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Brookhart Hill stands 309 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Walley Mound, a peak 2.4 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
105 named places within 25 miles
- Massacre Memorial State Park: 7.1 mi
- Linn County Park: 7.5 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Community Recreation: 9.3 mi
- Linn Valley Veterans Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Walley Mound: 2.4 mi
- Summers Mound: 2.5 mi
- Graves Mound: 4.6 mi
- Spy Mound: 6.9 mi
- Osburn Mound: 11.8 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Fort Africa (Toothman Farm): 9.5 mi
- Lt. Charles Garrison Memorial: 10.7 mi
- World War Veterans Monument: 12.5 mi
- Bates County Veterans Tribute: 12.5 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
- Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area: 12.6 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 13.1 mi
- Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Miami State Fishing Lake: 15.0 mi
- Frontier Village Museum: 10.6 mi
- Bates County Museum: 11.3 mi
- Linn County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Miami County Kansas Historical Society & Museum: 24.1 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 10.7 mi
- Miola Beach: 23.6 mi
- Rest Area Rte 69 & 52: 10.3 mi
- Louisburg Cider Mill: 22.1 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vinton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhart Hill | NNE 27° | 309 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kohler Hill | NNE 33° | 307 m | 23.9 mi |
| Long Mound | E 96° | 300 m | 13.9 mi |
| Christiansen Mound | NNE 15° | 299 m | 12.2 mi |
| Herrell Hill | NNE 19° | 299 m | 13.4 mi |
| Spy Mound | SW 216° | 296 m | 6.9 mi |
| Osburn Mound | NNE 15° | 295 m | 11.8 mi |
| Round Mound | E 96° | 295 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butler 4W, 9 mi away.
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