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Humphrey Access

Humphrey Access from directly overhead

Humphrey Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Pilot Knob stands 336 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Frederick Marshall Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.33777, -94.81338

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverview Park: 1.9 mi
  • Prairie Creek Greenway: 2.2 mi
  • Platte Valley Park: 2.4 mi
  • Rising Star Park: 2.6 mi
  • Harrel Ferrel Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Concrete Steam Engine: 5.3 mi
  • Concrete Covered Wagon: 5.3 mi
  • Molten Swing: 5.7 mi
  • United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 8.2 mi
  • Giant Chair: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 52
Museums: 46
Gardens: 15
Peaks: 6
  • Wagner Point: 6.9 mi
  • Hancock Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 7.1 mi
  • Government Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Sentinel Hill: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Angel Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 9.7 mi
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 9.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Little Platte Swim Beach: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobWSW 247°336 m7.1 mi
Hancock HillWNW 288°331 m7.1 mi
Wagner PointW 280°326 m6.9 mi
Government HillW 274°324 m7.2 mi
Sentinel HillW 278°322 m7.7 mi
Arsenal HillESE 114°277 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:31
June solstice05:5420:1020:50
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3616:1717:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293445556574787768564433
Precip in1.21.52.44.15.35.34.64.24.03.32.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1082775037

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