Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area
Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 367 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 7.1 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 13.8 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
122 named places within 25 miles
- Apple Park: 4.5 mi
- Bartley Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Leonard Park: 7.3 mi
- Spiva Park: 7.8 mi
- Garvin Park: 8.0 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Carver Prairie: 0.8 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Noah Brown's Prairie: 4.9 mi
- Allen Bridge Access: 7.1 mi
- Apple Park Water Tower: 4.5 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 8.4 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 9.6 mi
- Praying Hands: 9.7 mi
- Calvary Hill;Đồi Canvê: 10.1 mi
- Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 6.7 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 10.6 mi
- Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum: 10.6 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 7.9 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 9.1 mi
- Tristate Marker: 13.3 mi
- Red Oak 2: 14.1 mi
- Tow Mater: 15.0 mi
- Carver Bust: 2.6 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 8.6 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 8.7 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 8.7 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 13.3 mi
- Monark Springs: 11.7 mi
- Georgia City: 20.7 mi
- Hockerville: 22.3 mi
- Dublin: 23.6 mi
- Zincville: 23.8 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 20.2 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 24.6 mi
- Tatum Hill: 24.8 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 7.9 mi
- Owens Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 8.9 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 24.6 mi
- Grand Falls: 9.0 mi
- Grand Falls: 9.0 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 11.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 11.5 mi
- McMahan Spring: 11.7 mi
- Gibson Spring: 14.2 mi
- bunker: 12.7 mi
- Bunker: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Mine Hill | SSE 166° | 367 m | 20.2 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | S 185° | 367 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tatum Hill | S 191° | 356 m | 24.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | W 268° | 291 m | 24.6 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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