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Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cora Island Unit

Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cora Island Unit from directly overhead

Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cora Island Unit is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 8.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.82789, -90.17483

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Wpa Outdoor Living room: 2.2 mi
  • WPA Comfort Station: 2.3 mi
  • 1938 Wpa Shelter House: 2.7 mi
  • Sawmill: 2.9 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Expidition: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Spanish Lake Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fort Belle Fontaine Park: 2.5 mi
  • Larimore Road Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lewis and Clark State Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • West Alton Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
Museums
  • National Great Rivers Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 4.3 mi
  • Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
  • Alton Museum of History and Art: 5.4 mi
  • Wood River Refinery History Museum: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 58
  • Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Discovery Gardens: 8.1 mi
  • The Grove: 8.6 mi
  • River of Colors: 8.6 mi
  • Old Fountain Court: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Picnic sites: 20
Peaks: 18
  • Fox Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 12.8 mi
  • Monks Mound: 13.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 14.0 mi
  • Art Hill: 14.5 mi
Springs: 16
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Oak Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Burnham Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Cabanne Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 9.9 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 11.7 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 16.7 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 17.4 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Beaver Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 7.0 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 14.0 mi
  • Wise Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Falls: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cora Island Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tucker KnobWNW 301°268 m20.8 mi
McAdams PeakWNW 298°246 m22.4 mi
McCoy HillNW 309°237 m22.4 mi
Dug HillNW 308°221 m24.7 mi
Clarks MoundSSE 162°196 m18.1 mi
Two Story HillWNW 281°188 m21.2 mi
Fox HillSE 133°182 m12.4 mi
Browns MoundESE 120°174 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0116:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303544566675787770584535
Precip in2.52.53.54.95.53.43.93.33.42.93.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1034314724

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