Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area
Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Steen Mound, a peak 1.6 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cpl. Jacob R. Carver Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- South Street Park: 6.6 mi
- Blueberry Park: 6.8 mi
- Lord's Park: 7.1 mi
- Zeller Park: 7.2 mi
- Steen Mound: 1.6 mi
- Emrick Hill: 2.2 mi
- Herrell Hill: 2.8 mi
- Masters Hill: 2.8 mi
- Dorsett Hill: 3.5 mi
- The Burnt District Monument: 6.5 mi
- Lt. Charles Garrison Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Quantrill's Raids and the Military Road 1862: 19.7 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Veterans Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Frontier Village Museum: 12.4 mi
- Belton Museum: 18.4 mi
- Dryden Drug Museum: 18.5 mi
- Bates County Museum: 20.5 mi
- Oxford School: 23.6 mi
- Little scoundrel: 22.5 mi
- Jazz II by Tom Corbin: 22.5 mi
- Geometric stratum by Tom Brewitz: 22.5 mi
- Jazz I by Tom Corbin: 22.5 mi
- Two frogs by Elliott Carlson: 22.5 mi
- Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake: 14.6 mi
- La Cygne Wildlife Area: 17.9 mi
- Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area: 22.4 mi
- Kimpton: 10.9 mi
- Coleville: 11.6 mi
- West Union: 11.7 mi
- Powell: 14.6 mi
- Index: 14.6 mi
- Linn Valley Lakes Swimming Beach: 21.1 mi
- Miola Beach: 23.9 mi
- Louisburg Cider Mill: 19.3 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | N 354° | 342 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bowler Hill | N 2° | 330 m | 22.5 mi |
| Brookhart Hill | NNE 33° | 309 m | 5.4 mi |
| Kohler Hill | NE 47° | 307 m | 8.6 mi |
| Long Mound | SSE 155° | 300 m | 17.3 mi |
| Herrell Hill | SW 234° | 299 m | 2.8 mi |
| Christiansen Mound | SW 234° | 299 m | 4.3 mi |
| Staley Mound | NE 49° | 299 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant Hill WFO, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/577341950
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