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Zig

Zig from directly overhead

Zig is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Dave Hill stands 291 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Loeffler, a ghost town 3.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 161 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.12694, -92.76639

51 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Thousand Hills State Park: 7.4 mi
  • PC Mills Park: 10.0 mi
  • FLATS Trail Head: 10.4 mi
  • Convservation Department & Smokey Park: 10.4 mi
  • Patryla Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 4
  • Adair County Historical Society: 10.7 mi
  • Milan Depot: 19.2 mi
  • American Legion Post 57: 24.7 mi
  • Coen Hotel: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Thousand Hills State Park Beach: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Dave Hill: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • ACE: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dave HillNE 38°291 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4320:0420:44
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3116:0616:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242940516271767466544130
Precip in1.42.02.74.15.85.94.94.24.23.32.31.8

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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