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Manito Lake Conservation Area

Manito Lake Conservation Area from directly overhead

Manito Lake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Reno Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 107 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.58685, -92.80500

60 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Tipton City Park: 4.3 mi
  • Dane Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
  • Dunham Park: 10.4 mi
  • East Side Park: 10.9 mi
  • Versailles City Park: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Historic sites: 10
  • Hooper Institute Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad Caboose: 13.2 mi
  • Fairground Gate: 13.6 mi
  • Howitzer Cannon: 24.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans of Pettis County Memorial: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Fair Mural: 13.3 mi
  • Armed Forces Mural: 13.4 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 24.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty Replica: 24.3 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Reno Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Rocky Mount: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Jacob's Cave: 16.7 mi
  • Stark Caverns: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 24.5 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 24.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Moniteau County Historical Society Museum: 13.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountSSE 158°300.5 m19.4 mi
Reno HillWNW 293°267 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4820:0020:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2616:1216:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566674787769574535
Precip in1.82.63.34.65.45.34.33.64.33.73.62.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/575165118

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