Edward Anderson Conservation Area
Edward Anderson Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hallows Roadside Park, a rest area 0.7 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 0.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Victor's Point Roadside Park · 1 mi
- Scenic View · 3 mi
- Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grubb Hollow Prairie Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Hull City Park: 7.2 mi
- Hull Park: 7.4 mi
- Frankford City Park: 9.4 mi
- Southside Recreational Park: 9.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Pickerton Hill: 4.6 mi
- Cardiff Hill: 11.1 mi
- Holliday Hill: 11.2 mi
- Harrison Hill: 12.0 mi
- Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 10.6 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 10.7 mi
- Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 10.8 mi
- Jim's Journey: 10.8 mi
- Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum: 11.0 mi
- William Henry Hatch: 10.6 mi
- Grant's Drugstore: 10.7 mi
- Judge Clemens Justice of the Peace Office: 10.7 mi
- Becky Thatcher House: 10.7 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home: 10.7 mi
- Robert H. Thompson Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Dupont Reservation Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Bay Island Conservation Area: 12.9 mi
- Julian Steyermark Woods Conservation Area: 13.3 mi
- Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park: 22.2 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 0.7 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 1.1 mi
- Fall Creek Rest Stop: 13.4 mi
- Park-N-Fish: 3.0 mi
- Gosline Island: 16.0 mi
- Kristy's Garden: 10.6 mi
- Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 25.0 mi
- Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 10.7 mi
- Tom & Huck Statue: 10.8 mi
- Spalding Beach: 24.1 mi
- Villa Kathrine: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward Anderson Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | SSE 159° | 305 m | 23.6 mi |
| Long Knob | SE 145° | 267 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tower Knob | SE 141° | 259 m | 23.8 mi |
| The Mound | NE 47° | 257 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bethlehem Knob | SE 146° | 256 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pickerton Hill | SSE 168° | 251 m | 4.6 mi |
| Page Knob | SE 141° | 251 m | 20.7 mi |
| Wilcoxen Knob | SE 139° | 250 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saverton L&D 22, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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