Little Creek Nature Area
Little Creek Nature Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Chris Brown, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO runs past it. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ferguson-Florissant School District
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 6.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.8 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mounted Binculors · 6 mi
- Blind · 10 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 10 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chris Brown: 0.0 mi
- Dellwood Conoco: 1.3 mi
- F-101: 1.4 mi
- 1938 Wpa Shelter House: 5.0 mi
- Sawmill: 5.2 mi
- Dunegant Park: 0.7 mi
- Hudson Park: 0.8 mi
- Florissant Community Center Grounds: 1.4 mi
- Jeske Park: 1.5 mi
- Jeske Park: 1.6 mi
- I Want!: 0.9 mi
- A Line Meant (Circular) Alignment (Reasoning): 3.8 mi
- Changing Identities: 4.7 mi
- Adinkra Tower: 4.8 mi
- You are So Loved: 4.8 mi
- Museum of Western Jesuit Missions: 4.8 mi
- Shelley House: 7.7 mi
- Hanley House: 8.6 mi
- Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: 8.6 mi
- World Chess Hall of Fame: 9.0 mi
- North County Agricultural Education Center: 5.1 mi
- Baden Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Clemens Garden: 7.9 mi
- Syracuse Garden: 7.9 mi
- Bustani Ya Upenda: 8.0 mi
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge: 6.3 mi
- The W Karaoke Lounge: 8.0 mi
- St. Louis Walk of Fame: 8.1 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 9.0 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 9.1 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 5.7 mi
- Burnham Spring: 6.8 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 9.2 mi
- Oak Spring: 10.8 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 11.4 mi
- Little Creek: 0.2 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area: 6.0 mi
- Pelican Island Natural Area: 7.2 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cora Island Unit: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad 3: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Pad 1: 9.1 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 9.4 mi
- Art Hill: 9.2 mi
- Government Hill: 9.4 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 10.6 mi
- Monks Mound: 14.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 15.1 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 2.7 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 15.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 9.0 mi
- Wise Falls: 9.7 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Dripping Springs: 11.0 mi
- Beaver Falls: 11.1 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 7.9 mi
- Machens: 9.3 mi
- Wilkie: 9.9 mi
- Broadway: 15.9 mi
- Firma: 22.2 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 24.4 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Creek Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Knob | NW 321° | 268 m | 18.6 mi |
| McAdams Peak | NW 317° | 246 m | 19.7 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NNW 328° | 237 m | 21.1 mi |
| Antire Hill | SW 219° | 237 m | 22.8 mi |
| Dug Hill | NW 325° | 221 m | 23.1 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SE 138° | 196 m | 17.9 mi |
| Two Story Hill | WNW 299° | 188 m | 16.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 301° | 187 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Lambert Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12670285224
Day trips start here
- Ferguson · 2 mi
- Granite City · 9 mi
- St. Louis · 10 mi
- Alton · 11 mi
- St. Charles · 12 mi
- St. Louis County · 12 mi
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