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F.O. and Leda J. Sears Memorial Wildlife Area

F.O. and Leda J. Sears Memorial Wildlife Area from directly overhead

F.O. and Leda J. Sears Memorial Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. The nearest named place is Robert M. White II Conservation Area, a nature reserve 9.3 miles away. 72 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates39.26426, -91.71762

72 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Vandalia Community Lake: 9.9 mi
  • North East Park: 10.1 mi
  • Optimist Park: 10.2 mi
  • Martin Luther King Park: 10.6 mi
  • Jefferson Street Mini-Park: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Brian C. K. MacFarlane, Purple Leaf Plum Tree: 10.8 mi
  • The Missouri Exercise Tiger Army & Navy Anchor Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Audrain County Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • WWII Battle of Exercise Tiger 60th Anniversary: 10.9 mi
  • Frederick Whitcomb Fountain: 10.9 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Welcome to Mexico MO: 12.2 mi
  • Florida: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • HWY 107 Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Spalding Beach: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Seep: 18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283343546473787668564433
Precip in2.02.33.24.75.15.24.43.94.92.82.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexico, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1364877792

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