Boone County Nature School
Boone County Nature School is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Creeks Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 72 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Columbia Public Schools;Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 72.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Charles W Green State Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Gans Creek Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Rock Bridge Memorial State Park: 3.6 mi
- A. Perry Philips Park: 4.0 mi
- Nifong Park: 4.7 mi
- Network: 5.0 mi
- In Gratitude: 6.7 mi
- US Army Tank: 6.8 mi
- Untitled: 7.4 mi
- Urania: 7.6 mi
- Three Creeks Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Providence Access: 8.1 mi
- Plowboy Bend Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Little Dixie Lake Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Providence Bend Unit: 8.9 mi
- Kuhlman Court: 7.7 mi
- Engineers' Shamrock: 8.0 mi
- War Memorial for Engineers: 8.0 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Courthouse Columns: 8.3 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 7.6 mi
- Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 7.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 7.7 mi
- Darwin and Axie Hindman Discovery Garden: 7.7 mi
- Council Circle: 7.8 mi
- Walters-Boone County Historic Museum: 4.7 mi
- Museum of Anthropology: 7.8 mi
- Museum of Art & Archaeology: 7.8 mi
- Westminster Women's History Museum: 16.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial & Museum: 16.2 mi
- Boathenge: 7.2 mi
- Burr Oak: 11.8 mi
- Shryocks Callaway Farms: 12.0 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 19.1 mi
- The Peach Tree Farm: 19.3 mi
- The Beach: 7.1 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Rothwell Park Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 17.0 mi
- Mill Site Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Big Manitou Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.2 mi
- Rollins Spring: 7.3 mi
- Gum Spring: 15.7 mi
- Big Spring: 20.3 mi
- Boonesborough: 10.7 mi
- Cote Sans Dessein: 23.0 mi
- Landmark: 23.2 mi
- Sled Hill: 7.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.2 mi
- Stephens Lake Park Beach: 7.8 mi
- Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boone County Nature School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacles | N 350° | 212 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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