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Foxglove Conservation Area

Foxglove Conservation Area from directly overhead

Foxglove Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Nebo Hill stands 291 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked River Conservation Area, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 168 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates39.39149, -94.11918

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cardinal Complex: 4.8 mi
  • Lawson City Park: 5.6 mi
  • Lawson City Lake: 6.3 mi
  • Siloam Park: 6.5 mi
  • Paul Craig Park: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Mount Vernon Church: 7.0 mi
  • Prowler: 24.6 mi
  • Nordic Chaser: 24.6 mi
  • Scandi Scrambler: 24.6 mi
  • Zulu: 24.6 mi
Museums: 7
  • Excelsior Springs Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Ray County Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Jesse James Birthplace: 10.8 mi
  • Kearney Historic Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Jesse James Bank Museum: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Needmore Hill: 16.0 mi
  • Nebo Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Bone Hill: 19.7 mi
  • Arsenal Hill: 20.3 mi
  • Bryant Knob: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Watkins Mill Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 11.7 mi
  • Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Tryst Falls: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Gabriella's Garden: 10.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foxglove Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nebo HillSW 226°291 m17.8 mi
Needmore HillN 6°286 m16.0 mi
Bone HillS 183°282 m19.7 mi
Arsenal HillSW 229°277 m20.3 mi
Bryant KnobSSE 161°275 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5120:0720:48
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3416:1416:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283243546473787668564332
Precip in1.31.62.54.15.25.25.44.04.93.32.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kearney 3E, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1075292995

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