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LaBarque Creek Conservation Area

LaBarque Creek Conservation Area from directly overhead

LaBarque Creek Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Sandy Hill stands 307 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. Great River Road passes 26 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation
Getting there

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Coordinates38.41055, -90.69909

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Big Foot: 6.5 mi
  • Tornado: 7.1 mi
  • Hook's Lagoon: 7.1 mi
  • Pirate Ship Slides: 7.1 mi
  • Hurricane Bay: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 49
  • Brynes Mill Ruins: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Teepee: 7.7 mi
  • Sod House: 7.7 mi
  • Old dam: 9.2 mi
  • Smith's Hill Stone: 9.2 mi
Museums: 29
  • Wildwood History Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Fenton History Museum: 15.9 mi
  • St Clair Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 22
  • North LaBarque Hill: 1.2 mi
  • South LaBarque Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Herman's Hilltop: 1.4 mi
  • Chinkapin Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Glassberg Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 18
  • Hoene Spring House: 5.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Rockwood Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Zombie Road Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Sontags Spring: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 19.9 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dripping Springs: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandy HillSSW 201°307 m21.2 mi
Berry HillSSW 198°293 m20.7 mi
Tavern RockNNW 348°272 m13.8 mi
Bald HillS 182°266 m22.7 mi
Chinkapin HillSSE 161°262 m1.4 mi
Buck KnobSE 127°259 m23.1 mi
Herman's HilltopSSE 147°248 m1.4 mi
North LaBarque HillS 189°247 m1.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4019:5120:31
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0516:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747586775797869584637
Precip in2.72.53.95.04.94.24.73.83.63.33.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/669624295

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