- Elevation, modelled
- 320 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound291 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66 - MO1.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0640, -94.5298
Butterfly Garden and Overlook is a garden in Missouri, at a modelled 320 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cunningham Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.4 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfly Garden and Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 256° | 291 m | 16.7 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 5.0 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cunningham Park: 0.0 mi
- Mercy Park: 0.2 mi
- Garvin Park: 0.9 mi
- Spiva Arts Park: 1.9 mi
- McIndoe Park: 2.1 mi
- Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center: 2.8 mi
- Wildcat Glade Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Walter Woods Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
- Shoal Creek Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
- Carver Prairie: 8.3 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 0.6 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 4.9 mi
- Praying Hands: 6.3 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 6.4 mi
- Apple Park Water Tower: 6.5 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 1.1 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 1.7 mi
- Tow Mater: 6.1 mi
- Tristate Marker: 6.6 mi
- Marsh arc bridge: 11.6 mi
- Hockerville: 14.7 mi
- Georgia City: 15.6 mi
- Zincville: 16.2 mi
- Picher: 17.5 mi
- Treece: 17.9 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 0.2 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 1.7 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 2.3 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 6.6 mi
- Carver Bust: 11.0 mi
- Grand Falls: 2.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 2.3 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 2.6 mi
- Owens Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Truck Parking: 5.2 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 5.2 mi
- McMahan Spring: 18.4 mi
- Gibson Spring: 21.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 16.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joplin Rgnl AP, 6 mi away.
- American Toad34 obs
- Springwater Dancer31 obs
- Common Buckeye29 obs
- Northern Cardinal24 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco23 obs
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog20 obs
- American Robin17 obs
- Monarch17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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