Granny's Acres Conservation Area
Granny's Acres Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Buzzards Roost stands 260 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Cave Bluff, a cliff 3.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 110 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 110.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
80 named places within 25 miles
- Fairfield Public Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Osage Bluff Public Use Area: 5.2 mi
- Drake Harbor & Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Bledsoe Ferry Sports Complex: 9.0 mi
- West Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area: 9.2 mi
- Buzzard Cave Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Laird Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Kaysinger Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Leeder Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Lost Valley Fish Hatchery: 9.5 mi
- Brickley Hollow Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Little Tebo Creek): 13.2 mi
- Edmonson Access: 13.4 mi
- Moles Cave Conservation Area: 14.6 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 3.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.6 mi
- The Point: 14.5 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 16.7 mi
- Morg Hill: 23.2 mi
- Piercing Arrow: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Spirit: 13.1 mi
- Modlin’s Cabin: 13.3 mi
- KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 13.8 mi
- Kirkland's Cabin: 14.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 12.8 mi
- A Friend: 13.5 mi
- Benton County Museum: 8.4 mi
- Toby Spring: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granny's Acres Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Roost | W 281° | 260 m | 16.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 276° | 258 m | 4.6 mi |
| Morg Hill | ESE 102° | 250 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WNW 289° | 245 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truman DAM & Rsvr, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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