Carver Prairie
Carver Prairie is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 367 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 6.6 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
Carver Prairie includes 65 acres of original, unplowed prairie, 26 acres of reconstructed prairie, and 69 acres of savanna and open woodland. The prairie is named after Dr. George Washington Carver, who was born into slavery on a farm in the vicinity, in
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Prairie Foundation
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 13.1 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
131 named places within 25 miles
- Apple Park: 4.4 mi
- Bartley Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Leonard Park: 6.9 mi
- Spiva Park: 7.1 mi
- Garvin Park: 7.3 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Noah Brown's Prairie: 5.7 mi
- Walter Woods Conservation Area: 6.7 mi
- Apple Park Water Tower: 4.4 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 7.7 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 9.4 mi
- Praying Hands: 9.5 mi
- Calvary Hill;Đồi Canvê: 10.5 mi
- Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 7.1 mi
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 10.0 mi
- Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum: 10.0 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
- Monark Springs: 11.9 mi
- Georgia City: 20.6 mi
- Hockerville: 21.5 mi
- Zincville: 23.0 mi
- Dublin: 23.9 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 7.3 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 8.6 mi
- Tristate Marker: 12.5 mi
- Tow Mater: 14.3 mi
- Red Oak 2: 14.6 mi
- Carver Bust: 2.9 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 8.1 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 8.2 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 8.2 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 12.5 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 20.3 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 23.8 mi
- Tatum Hill: 24.5 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 7.2 mi
- Owens Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 8.3 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 24.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 8.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 8.3 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 10.6 mi
- Truck Parking: 10.7 mi
- McMahan Spring: 11.8 mi
- Gibson Spring: 14.3 mi
- bunker: 13.5 mi
- Bunker: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carver Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Mine Hill | SSE 164° | 367 m | 20.3 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | S 183° | 367 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tatum Hill | S 189° | 356 m | 24.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | W 268° | 291 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond 2W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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