Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cranberry Bend Unit
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cranberry Bend Unit is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mound Bogard stands 290 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails passes 6.1 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
- 22.9 mi off the Old Trails Road
87 named places within 25 miles
- General Joe Shelby Park: 5.9 mi
- Waverly Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Comminity park: 7.5 mi
- Buckland Roadside Park: 7.5 mi
- Grand Park: 7.6 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cranberry Bend Unit: 3.2 mi
- Malta Bend Community Lake: 6.4 mi
- Grand Pass Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Baltimore Bend Conservation Area: 8.9 mi
- Baltimore Bend Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- old fountain: 7.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers' Monument: 19.4 mi
- Miniature Statue of Libery: 19.8 mi
- Douglas School: 20.0 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Shields Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mound Bogard: 15.3 mi
- Round Tater Hill: 19.9 mi
- Long Tater Hill: 20.0 mi
- Coppers Hill: 20.8 mi
- Carroll County Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Jim the Wonder Dog Museum: 15.8 mi
- Nicolas-Beazley Aviation Museum / Martin Community Center: 16.9 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 16.9 mi
- Madonna of the Trail statue: 24.9 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Westbound: 20.2 mi
- Concordia Rest Area Eastbound: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cranberry Bend Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Bogard | NNW 338° | 290 m | 15.3 mi |
| Stokes Mound | N 353° | 277 m | 22.7 mi |
| Long Tater Hill | NNW 344° | 273 m | 20.0 mi |
| Round Tater Hill | NNW 345° | 252 m | 19.9 mi |
| Shields Hill | N 9° | 241 m | 5.3 mi |
| Coppers Hill | S 169° | 220 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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