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Lost Valley Fish Hatchery

Lost Valley Fish Hatchery from directly overhead

Lost Valley Fish Hatchery is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Katy trail highest point stands 291 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sterett Creek Public Use Area, a park 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 116 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.27547, -93.35394

88 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Sterett Creek Public Use Area: 1.5 mi
  • Truman Lake Mountain Bike Park: 1.8 mi
  • Kaysinger Bluff Public Use Area: 2.4 mi
  • East Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area: 2.6 mi
  • Thibaut Point Public Use Area: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Piercing Arrow: 16.2 mi
  • Eagle Spirit: 16.2 mi
  • Modlin’s Cabin: 17.2 mi
  • KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 17.6 mi
  • Kirkland's Cabin: 17.8 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Mockingbird Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Indian Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 15.9 mi
  • The Point: 17.7 mi
  • Katy trail highest point: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
  • Benton County Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Henry County Museum: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Statue of Liberty: 16.4 mi
  • A Friend: 17.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Toby Spring: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Katy trail highest pointNNW 345°291 m22.7 mi
Buzzards RoostWSW 247°260 m15.9 mi
Indian HillSSW 198°258 m9.3 mi
Mockingbird HillSSW 193°245 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0120:41
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2716:1616:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566675807870584737
Precip in1.72.13.04.65.55.24.74.04.13.53.12.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truman DAM & Rsvr, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1368483385

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