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Little Sac Woods Conservation Area

Little Sac Woods Conservation Area from directly overhead

Little Sac Woods Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. North View Hill stands 444 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gresham, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 12 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.39092, -93.38989

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willard Sports Complex: 5.8 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 6.2 mi
  • Sac River Mountain Bike Park: 7.4 mi
  • Miller Farm Park: 7.9 mi
  • Ritter Springs Park: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Grisham Knob: 8.0 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Goodnight Knob: 10.3 mi
  • Henley Knob: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 12
  • Pedalers Bicycle Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Air & Military Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Wommack Mill: 13.2 mi
  • History Museum on the Square: 13.6 mi
  • History on the Square: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 10
Ghost towns: 9
Artworks: 6
  • Drury Panther Statue: 13.2 mi
  • Beaver Statue: 14.9 mi
  • Sun Target II: 15.3 mi
  • Big Kraft Macaroni: 15.8 mi
  • Major General Sterling Price: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 12.3 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Living Memorial: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North View HillESE 106°444 m21.9 mi
Fair Grove MoundE 97°438 m12.9 mi
Goodnight KnobENE 68°404 m10.3 mi
Lucas KnobENE 73°402 m11.5 mi
Blue MoundNE 39°402 m17.6 mi
Brushy MoundNE 45°402 m18.0 mi
Henley KnobENE 76°394 m10.5 mi
Bloody HillS 184°383 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5419:5920:38
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2516:1917:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343948576675797870594737
Precip in2.52.43.54.75.64.53.83.64.33.63.62.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1484172402

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