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McAllister Springs Access

McAllister Springs Access from directly overhead

McAllister Springs Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Knobs stands 278 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Coppers Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails passes 20 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95076, -93.34776

115 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Granny Howard Park: 3.4 mi
  • Hughesville Park: 8.3 mi
  • Central Park: 12.1 mi
  • Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site: 13.0 mi
  • Princess of the Prarie Outdoor Classroom: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 14
  • Statue of Liberty Replica: 15.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty Replica: 18.0 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 18.0 mi
  • Northrop B-2 Spirit: 19.0 mi
  • Minuteman: 19.6 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 4
  • Coppers Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Cooks Knob: 11.1 mi
  • Knobs: 16.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Community Gardens: 18.3 mi
  • Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Gardens: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Concordia Rest Area Eastbound: 13.1 mi
  • Concordia Rest Area Westbound: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McAllister Springs Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnobsSW 222°278 m16.3 mi
Cooks KnobWSW 239°268 m11.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 257°247 m17.5 mi
Coppers HillNNW 332°220 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4920:0320:43
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546574787668564433
Precip in1.52.02.94.45.54.45.54.44.03.42.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sweet Springs, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1365071391

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