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Lanagan Towersite

Lanagan Towersite from directly overhead

Lanagan Towersite is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Gobblers Knob stands 390 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lanagan Access, a park 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 26 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60881, -94.47034

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lanagan Access: 1.3 mi
  • City of Pineville Elk River Access: 4.8 mi
  • McDonald County Recycling Center: 5.0 mi
  • Sulphur Springs City Park: 8.7 mi
  • Branchwood Park: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Green Bike Tower: 18.6 mi
  • Bike Art (and more): 18.8 mi
  • Oz Rhino: 20.6 mi
  • Sound Art Installation: 20.6 mi
  • Barn Dance: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Tatum Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Holloway Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Pine Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Roundtop: 8.6 mi
  • Polk Mountain: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Gibson Spring: 17.8 mi
  • McMahan Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSSE 148°390 m12.2 mi
High PointE 96°385 m13.2 mi
Pine HillE 93°373 m8.5 mi
Holloway MountainNNE 30°367 m6.4 mi
Coal Mine HillNE 49°367 m13.1 mi
Tatum HillN 5°356 m4.0 mi
Polk MountainESE 110°351 m9.8 mi
Bobs KnobESE 116°337 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice06:0020:0220:40
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2716:2617:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948566574797870594738
Precip in2.52.44.05.26.95.04.33.54.33.94.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson 3W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1484166782

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