Holmes Bend Access
Holmes Bend Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Needmore Hill stands 286 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wabash Crossing Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 204 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 204.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
55 named places within 25 miles
- Jamesport City Park: 8.6 mi
- Playground: 10.6 mi
- J.C. Penney Boyhood Home: 11.0 mi
- Hamilton City Lake: 11.7 mi
- Gilman City Park: 17.4 mi
- Wabash Crossing Area: 2.6 mi
- Gallatin Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Newman Memorial Access: 4.9 mi
- Jamesport Community Lake: 8.7 mi
- Green Access: 14.0 mi
- Missouri Quilt Museum: 10.9 mi
- J.C. Penney Museum: 10.9 mi
- Old School of Cameron: 19.6 mi
- Grand River Historical Society Museum: 20.6 mi
- Grundy County Museum: 20.7 mi
- Genova: 11.8 mi
- Hickory Creek: 15.4 mi
- Far West: 18.8 mi
- Cleary: 23.4 mi
- Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site: 6.3 mi
- Far West Temple Site: 18.8 mi
- War Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Shale Hill: 17.8 mi
- Needmore Hill: 20.6 mi
- Tower Hill Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Trenton Community Garden: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holmes Bend Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needmore Hill | SSW 205° | 286 m | 20.6 mi |
| Shale Hill | ESE 123° | 267 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallatin 1W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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