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Gravois Mills Access

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Gravois Mills Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the east, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacob's Cave, a attraction 2.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 138 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.30973, -92.82013

70 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • East Side Park: 8.5 mi
  • Versailles City Park: 8.5 mi
  • Dunham Park: 8.8 mi
  • Rocky Mount Towersite State Wildlife Area: 10.5 mi
  • Scenic Overlook Park: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Peaks: 8
  • Rocky Mount: 8.3 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Great Blue Heron Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Baydy Peak: 13.2 mi
  • Morg Hill: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Jacob's Cave: 2.7 mi
  • The History Tree: 12.4 mi
  • Stark Caverns: 12.5 mi
  • Ozark Distillery: 13.7 mi
  • Bridal Cave: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Original Osage Plant Turbine: 12.9 mi
  • Castle: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Toby Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Ha Ha Tonka Springs: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountE 81°300.5 m8.3 mi
Buck KnobESE 102°268 m24.5 mi
Reno HillN 356°267 m20.1 mi
Wilson HillESE 124°261 m11.2 mi
Deers Leap HillS 173°255 m23.2 mi
Morg HillSSW 195°250 m17.2 mi
Great Blue Heron HillSE 132°242 m12.4 mi
Baydy PeakSSE 148°221 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:23
June solstice05:4919:5920:39
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2516:1316:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566674787769574535
Precip in1.82.63.34.65.45.34.33.64.33.73.62.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Versailles, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1368447878

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