Bicentennial Conservation Area
Bicentennial Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. High Point stands 385 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII ruin, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 18 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 22.2 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
137 named places within 25 miles
- Neosho Soccer Park: 2.0 mi
- Morse Park: 2.2 mi
- Big Spring Park: 2.4 mi
- Morse Park: 2.4 mi
- Morse Park North: 3.0 mi
- Fort Crowder Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Lime Kiln Access: 4.0 mi
- Allen Bridge Access: 5.6 mi
- Goodman Towersite: 6.0 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area: 11.5 mi
- WWII ruin: 0.5 mi
- WWII Structure: 0.5 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 1.0 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 1.0 mi
- Apple Park Water Tower: 16.8 mi
- Longwell Museum: 2.0 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 18.8 mi
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 20.4 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 7.9 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Tatum Hill: 13.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 16.5 mi
- High Point: 18.5 mi
- KCS Anderson Depot: 14.1 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 17.3 mi
- Tristate Marker: 18.4 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 19.5 mi
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 21.8 mi
- Carver Bust: 10.2 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 18.2 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 18.5 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 19.2 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 19.5 mi
- Owens Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 16.1 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Bee Bluff: 16.8 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Monark Springs: 3.6 mi
- Enterprise: 18.4 mi
- Cayuga: 21.8 mi
- McMahan Spring: 1.7 mi
- Gibson Spring: 3.1 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 14.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 18.4 mi
- Grand Falls: 17.0 mi
- Grand Falls: 17.0 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 17.2 mi
- Truck Parking: 17.3 mi
- Bunker: 19.8 mi
- bunker: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bicentennial Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | SSE 160° | 385 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 174° | 373 m | 16.5 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | SSE 157° | 367 m | 7.9 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | SSW 199° | 367 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tatum Hill | SSW 208° | 356 m | 13.5 mi |
| Polk Mountain | S 173° | 351 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bobs Knob | S 172° | 337 m | 20.9 mi |
| Tatter Knob | S 172° | 316 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neosho, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1334043498
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