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Laura Ingalls Wilder House

Laura Ingalls Wilder House from directly overhead

Laura Ingalls Wilder House is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the west, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilder Home Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 148 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

historic house in Missouri, United States

Wikidata Q6499023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.09965, -92.56517

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Ghost towns: 15
Parks: 14
  • Town Square: 1.0 mi
  • South Park: 11.4 mi
  • Ava City Park: 11.7 mi
  • Odin Woods Fork Public Fishing Access: 12.0 mi
  • Seymour State Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
Springs: 14
  • Callaway Riley Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Coon Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Hoffmeister Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Days Spring: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Carl Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 1.4 mi
  • Rose Wilder's Grave: 1.4 mi
  • Doug Jones Grave: 1.4 mi
  • Giant Buffalo: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • White Hart Renaissance Fair: 12.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead HillW 272°529 m4.0 mi
Keyger MountainWSW 245°508 m17.4 mi
Mary Gray HillE 85°502 m5.7 mi
Pleasant KnobNW 325°495 m8.8 mi
Lead HillE 83°495 m20.5 mi
Pilot KnobSW 232°460 m12.2 mi
Coon Knob HillSSW 192°445 m16.3 mi
Bald Knob MountainE 87°434 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:5119:5520:34
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:2116:1716:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645556473787768574536
Precip in2.72.84.25.45.54.24.43.44.13.64.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mansfield, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000353OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Wilder, Laura Ingalls, House, reference 70000353, listed 05/19/70.

OpenStreetMap element way/760024181

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