Ghost town · Oklahoma
Zincville
Zincville is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the northwest, 1.2 miles off. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates36.99139, -94.80889
- 3.8 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 2.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
120 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 51
- Picher-Cardin Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Quapaw Tribe Roadside Park: 2.8 mi
- Football Field and Track: 4.3 mi
- Liberty Park: 4.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 10
- Antique Auto Museum: 3.0 mi
- Baxter Springs Heritage Museum: 4.9 mi
- Dobson Museum & Home: 9.1 mi
- Route 66 Vintage Iron: 9.1 mi
- Galena Mining & Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 10
- Conoco Hole In The Wall: 5.5 mi
- Marsh arc bridge: 6.8 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Route 66 Arch: 9.1 mi
- Tristate Marker: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Treece, Kansas Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 11.7 mi
- Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 13.5 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 16.7 mi
Peaks: 6
- Blue Mound: 1.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 11.9 mi
- Timber Hill: 22.1 mi
- Bell Mound: 22.4 mi
- Goat Hill: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Picher: 1.3 mi
- Hockerville: 1.5 mi
- Treece: 2.0 mi
- Cardin: 2.6 mi
- Douthat: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- 1A Football State Champs 1984: 1.3 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 10.5 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 16.2 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 17.5 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Mother Nature's Crack: 16.0 mi
- Big Hill: 18.8 mi
- Owens Bluff: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Grand Falls: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zincville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | NW 317° | 291 m | 1.2 mi |
| Timber Hill | SW 232° | 291 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bell Mound | NNW 340° | 281 m | 22.4 mi |
| Indian Hills | SSW 193° | 264 m | 23.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | SW 229° | 263 m | 11.9 mi |
| Goat Hill | SSW 210° | 253 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami, 9 mi away.
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