Taum Sauk Nature Museum
Taum Sauk Nature Museum is a museum in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 338 m. Taum Sauk Mountain stands 538 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinkley, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 56 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 338 m
How to reach it
- 55.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lee Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Johnston Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Church Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Goggins Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Proffit Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Camp Tom Sauk: 7.2 mi
- Elephant Rocks State Park: 12.1 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Highway K Public Use Area: 13.7 mi
- Council Bluff Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
- Double Springs Hollow: 6.2 mi
- Reeds Spring: 9.0 mi
- Session Spring: 10.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cooks Spring: 11.3 mi
- Clarady Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Coil Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Sutton Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Council Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Lee Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 1.6 mi
- Mina Sauk Falls: 5.6 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Big Drop: 20.2 mi
- Cats Paw: 20.3 mi
- Fort Davidson: 12.4 mi
- Ozark Trail Southern John Roth Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Jesse James 1st train robbery: 20.6 mi
- Skyline Roadside Park: 17.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Tip Top Roadside Park: 8.9 mi
- Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Battle of Pilot Knob Museum: 12.4 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 15.7 mi
- Bootleg Access: 20.8 mi
- Turner Natural Bridge: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Taum Sauk Nature Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taum Sauk Mountain | NE 55° | 538 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | NE 49° | 536 m | 5.2 mi |
| Buford Mountain | NNE 31° | 531 m | 14.4 mi |
| Russell Mountain | ENE 62° | 524 m | 8.1 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | NE 35° | 519 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNW 344° | 519 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ketcherside Mountain | E 87° | 515 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hogan Mountain | E 89° | 513 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367087457
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