Fern Nook Natural Area
Fern Nook Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Bear Mountain stands 295 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 70 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 70.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
74 named places within 25 miles
- Pinhook Hill: 6.9 mi
- Bee Hill: 10.8 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 12.1 mi
- Fuse Hill: 13.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 13.4 mi
- Float Camp Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Deer Leap Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Compton Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- State Public Hunting Area: 10.3 mi
- Ripley Lake Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Pleasant Grove: 4.8 mi
- Dryden: 5.6 mi
- Kingbee: 5.8 mi
- Tucker: 10.5 mi
- Martinsburg: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Deer Leap: 10.1 mi
- Kelley Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Malden Spring: 9.5 mi
- Twin Spring: 11.6 mi
- Markham Spring: 17.0 mi
- Big Spring: 19.0 mi
- Fiddler Spring: 24.5 mi
- Greenville Ford Public Fishing Access: 1.2 mi
- Overcup Fen Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Hilliard Access: 18.4 mi
- Ellsinore Pioneer Museum: 11.9 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 19.1 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 19.6 mi
- Big Spring: 18.9 mi
- Frisco Depot: 19.5 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 19.6 mi
- Float Camp: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fern Nook Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | N 353° | 295 m | 20.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WSW 245° | 281 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 241° | 251 m | 23.8 mi |
| Conner Hill | W 259° | 239 m | 24.3 mi |
| Turkey Knob | WSW 255° | 234 m | 23.6 mi |
| Carson Hill | NNE 12° | 232 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pinhook Hill | NE 50° | 229 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bunkers Knob | NNE 18° | 228 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:11 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doniphan, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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