Grandfather Prairie Conservation Area
Grandfather Prairie Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Katy trail highest point stands 291 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendly Prairie Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 133 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 133.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
87 named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 6.8 mi
- Clover Dell Park: 8.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Park: 8.2 mi
- State Fairground Racetrack: 9.1 mi
- Katy Park: 9.4 mi
- Friendly Prairie Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Paint Brush Prairie Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Drovers Prairie Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Ionia Ridge Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- Mora Conservation Area: 6.3 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 10.4 mi
- War Dogs Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Old Court House Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of Pettis County Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Howitzer Cannon: 10.5 mi
- Katy trail highest point: 8.7 mi
- Knobs: 19.7 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 20.0 mi
- Cooks Knob: 23.9 mi
- Reno Hill: 24.9 mi
- Daum Museum of Contemporary Art: 9.2 mi
- Daum Museum of Contemporary Art: 9.2 mi
- Pettis County Museum: 10.3 mi
- Benton County Museum: 21.8 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 10.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 10.6 mi
- Minuteman: 17.9 mi
- Northrop B-2 Spirit: 18.6 mi
- Leeder Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Kaysinger Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Attners Bluffs: 25.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grandfather Prairie Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katy trail highest point | WNW 282° | 291 m | 8.7 mi |
| Knobs | NW 317° | 278 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cooks Knob | NNW 330° | 268 m | 23.9 mi |
| Reno Hill | E 84° | 267 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | WNW 287° | 261 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cole Camp 3NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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