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Hartwell Conservation Area

Hartwell Conservation Area from directly overhead

Hartwell Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Katy trail highest point stands 291 m to the south-southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruns Tract Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62502, -93.48536

114 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • City Park: 4.1 mi
  • Windsor Fairground: 5.9 mi
  • Farrington Park: 6.8 mi
  • Ike Skelton Park: 7.8 mi
  • Heritage Park: Missile Alert Facility O-01: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Minuteman: 8.2 mi
  • Northrop B-2 Spirit: 9.0 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 15.0 mi
  • Statue of Liberty Replica: 15.0 mi
  • Fantasy: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Blue Star Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Firefighter Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • War Dogs Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • Old Court House Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • Eternal Flame: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Katy trail highest point: 2.5 mi
  • Pinnacle Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Knobs: 11.1 mi
  • Cooks Knob: 16.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 21.0 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 3
  • Community Gardens: 12.4 mi
  • Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Gardens: 13.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Katy trail highest pointSSE 150°291 m2.5 mi
KnobsNNW 341°278 m11.1 mi
Cooks KnobN 353°268 m16.9 mi
Pinnacle HillWNW 282°261 m9.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW 333°247 m21.0 mi
Coppers HillNNE 16°220 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0320:43
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545556575797770574635

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windsor, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/575206706

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