Mayer's Landing Access
Mayer's Landing Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Mineral Hill stands 328 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Memorial Highway, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 45 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 44.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 49.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Blind · 13 mi
- Bird Viewing Blind · 23 mi
- Elk Hollow · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoffert Park: 1.8 mi
- Clark-Vitt Park: 1.9 mi
- Union City Lake Park: 2.1 mi
- Friendship Park: 2.3 mi
- Union Rotary Park: 2.3 mi
- Old Bus Stop and Gallery Route 66: 6.3 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 13.1 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 13.1 mi
- Haunted Emmaus Asylum: 15.2 mi
- Big Foot: 15.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 1.7 mi
- Veterans Memoria: 2.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Disabled Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Autumn Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lost Hill: 9.0 mi
- Enoch Knob: 11.6 mi
- Lost Hill: 12.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 13.3 mi
- Union Access: 2.9 mi
- Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Dr. Henry A. and Amalia Uhlemeyer Access: 7.6 mi
- Miller-Post Nature Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Long Ridge Conservation Area: 11.7 mi
- Dunn Spring: 10.0 mi
- Roaring Spring: 10.4 mi
- La Jolla Spring: 13.1 mi
- Copper Hollow Spring: 13.3 mi
- Camper Spring: 15.1 mi
- Twimsberg Beach: 21.8 mi
- Seebach Beach: 22.6 mi
- Geneva Beach: 22.6 mi
- Lionshead Beach: 22.7 mi
- Wunderblick Beach: 22.9 mi
- Casco: 7.3 mi
- George: 13.6 mi
- Calvey: 14.6 mi
- Walbert: 16.9 mi
- Senate Grove: 18.4 mi
- Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 2.5 mi
- Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 6.6 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Iron Spike Model Train Museum: 8.2 mi
- Washington Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
- Peace Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Hansie Holdmeyer Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- The Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Wild West Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 2.5 mi
- George Washington: 9.2 mi
- Washington, Missouri: 9.4 mi
- Shelter bluff: 22.4 mi
- Climbing Area: 22.7 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 7.6 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 7.7 mi
- Creekside: 22.8 mi
- Hillside: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mayer's Landing Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Hill | SSW 200° | 328 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sandy Hill | SSE 152° | 307 m | 23.7 mi |
| Berry Hill | SSE 149° | 293 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kaiser Hill | NW 312° | 280 m | 17.9 mi |
| Tavern Rock | NE 52° | 272 m | 20.1 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | E 97° | 262 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 285° | 248 m | 13.3 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | E 97° | 248 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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