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Jamesport Community Lake

Jamesport Community Lake from directly overhead

Jamesport Community Lake is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Shale Hill stands 267 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jamesport City Park, a park 3.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 212 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.00037, -93.84129

44 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Jamesport City Park: 3.0 mi
  • Gilman City Park: 9.9 mi
  • Crowder State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Trenton Courthouse Lawn: 12.8 mi
  • Moberly Park: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 5
  • Grundy County Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Baker School: 13.0 mi
  • Missouri Quilt Museum: 19.4 mi
  • J.C. Penney Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Grand River Historical Society Museum: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Trenton Community Garden: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Shale Hill: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shale HillSSE 149°267 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4720:0820:48
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3516:1116:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253041526272767466544029
Precip in1.41.82.53.65.65.64.44.24.53.32.01.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallatin 1W, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1367375858

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