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Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Jameson Island Unit

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

Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Jameson Island Unit is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Coppers Hill stands 220 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is George Caleb Bingham House, a museum 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 97 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates39.08240, -92.93182

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Arrow Rock State Historic Site: 1.4 mi
  • Boone's Lick State Historic Site: 2.9 mi
  • Stump Island Recreation Park: 10.4 mi
  • Pocket Park: 11.0 mi
  • Pettigrew Park: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 5
  • Arrow Rock Historic Marker: 1.1 mi
  • Franklin: Mother of the Santa Fe Trail: 11.5 mi
  • Miniature Statue of Libery: 12.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Gum Spring: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Historical Exhibit: 11.5 mi
  • Old MKT Railroad Bridge: 12.0 mi
  • The Peach Tree Farm: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Central Missouri Cancer Memorial Park: 12.5 mi
  • Epple Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 14.8 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Coppers Hill: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coppers HillWSW 251°220 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4720:0220:42
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:1116:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283343546473777668564433
Precip in2.02.12.94.44.94.64.44.04.13.42.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Franklin 1W, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1034925992

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