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WWII ruin

WWII ruin from directly overhead

WWII ruin is a historic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. High Point stands 385 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII Structure, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 18 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.84083, -94.35919

128 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Neosho Soccer Park: 1.9 mi
  • Morse Park: 2.0 mi
  • Big Spring Park: 2.1 mi
  • Morse Park North: 2.8 mi
  • Scenic Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 11
  • Longwell Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Newton County Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 20.1 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Coal Mine Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Holloway Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Tatum Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Pine Hill: 16.7 mi
  • High Point: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • KCS Anderson Depot: 14.0 mi
  • The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 17.0 mi
  • Tristate Marker: 18.0 mi
  • Schifferdecker home: 19.2 mi
  • Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • McMahan Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Gibson Spring: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grand Falls: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bunker: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSSE385 m18.8 mi
Pine HillS373 m16.7 mi
Coal Mine HillSSE367 m8.2 mi
Holloway MountainSSW367 m10.9 mi
Tatum HillSSW356 m13.4 mi
Polk MountainS351 m19.6 mi
Bobs KnobS337 m21.1 mi
Tatter KnobS316 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5920:0220:41
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2716:2517:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049586776807971604939
Precip in2.62.43.75.36.75.74.23.75.04.13.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neosho, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12535085158

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