Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center is an attraction in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Girardeau County Park North, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri runs past it. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road - Missouri
- 8.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
136 named places within 25 miles
- Cape Girardeau County Park North: 0.2 mi
- Observation Deck: 0.2 mi
- Cape Girardeau County Park South: 0.3 mi
- Klaus Park: 0.6 mi
- Osage Park: 1.6 mi
- Grassy Knob: 4.1 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.4 mi
- Coker Knob: 5.1 mi
- Cape Rock: 5.3 mi
- Thompson Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cape Woods Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Vancill Hollow Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 10.8 mi
- Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- Grays Point: 9.8 mi
- Ancell: 12.7 mi
- Lovejoy: 13.5 mi
- Stroderville: 14.0 mi
- New York: 14.6 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 3.8 mi
- Fort D: 5.0 mi
- (Former site) Terrace Inn: 5.9 mi
- Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.5 mi
- Wolf Lake Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
- Cape River Heritage Museum: 4.5 mi
- Red House Interpretive Center: 4.9 mi
- The Glenn House: 4.9 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 11.2 mi
- Preachers Eye: 16.7 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 21.1 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 24.2 mi
- World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup: 3.8 mi
- Historic Cape Girardeau Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 21.8 mi
- Mississippi River Tales: 4.8 mi
- Missouri Wall of Fame: 4.9 mi
- Truck Parking: 11.2 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 11.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.2 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 24.1 mi
- May Greene Garden: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NE 43° | 314 m | 19.6 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | NE 55° | 269 m | 23.6 mi |
| Government Rock | NNE 28° | 250 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NE 38° | 242 m | 4.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNE 25° | 241 m | 20.6 mi |
| McGee Hill | NNE 31° | 240 m | 16.4 mi |
| Vick Hill | E 99° | 232 m | 12.9 mi |
| Coker Knob | ENE 61° | 228 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/797727813
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