Big Creek Conservation Area
Big Creek Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Dave Hill stands 291 m to the north-northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Thousand Hills State Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 155 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 155.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 64.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- Thousand Hills State Park: 1.3 mi
- PC Mills Park: 1.7 mi
- Red Barn Park: 2.2 mi
- FLATS Trail Head: 2.2 mi
- Patryla Park: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Hollow Conservation Area: 12.5 mi
- Montgomery Woods Conservation Area: 14.5 mi
- Union Ridge Conservation Area: 15.4 mi
- Atlanta Conservation Area: 21.6 mi
- Archangel Access: 21.9 mi
- Lindersville: 7.0 mi
- Zig: 8.3 mi
- Loeffler: 12.2 mi
- Tullvania: 15.5 mi
- Lickskillet: 19.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Union Church Cemetery: 10.9 mi
- South Crawford School (historical): 12.6 mi
- Adair County Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- William P. Hall House Museum: 24.6 mi
- Thousand Hills State Park Beach: 1.4 mi
- ACE: 3.2 mi
- Dave Hill: 4.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Creek Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hill | NNW 327° | 291 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:05 | 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 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kirksville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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