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Vinton

Vinton from directly overhead

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

Coordinates38.35530, -94.52829

105 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • 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
Peaks: 24
  • 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
Historic sites: 15
Ghost towns: 9
Museums: 4
  • 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
Beaches: 2
  • Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Miola Beach: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Louisburg Cider Mill: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brookhart HillNNE 27°309 m21.1 mi
Kohler HillNNE 33°307 m23.9 mi
Long MoundE 96°300 m13.9 mi
Christiansen MoundNNE 15°299 m12.2 mi
Herrell HillNNE 19°299 m13.4 mi
Spy MoundSW 216°296 m6.9 mi
Osburn MoundNNE 15°295 m11.8 mi
Round MoundE 96°295 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5520:0620:46
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2017:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545556575797769584535
Precip in1.61.92.84.56.35.64.43.74.33.52.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butler 4W, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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