Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 102 m. Logan Mountain stands 312 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee OPress Ridge, a peak 0.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 30 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 102 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 30.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 42.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.2 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 2 mi
- Monolopy Overlook Platform · 2 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 2 mi
- HWY 51 Overlook · 3 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Duck Creek Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Yokum School Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Yokum School State Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Point Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Spillway Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Bee OPress Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Shaw Ridge: 1.0 mi
- Sand Blow Ridge: 1.4 mi
- Cow Knoll Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Horsehead Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Eaglette: 8.2 mi
- Castorville: 9.1 mi
- Chaonia: 9.7 mi
- Alhambra: 10.5 mi
- Ojibway: 12.9 mi
- Fry Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Devils Washboard: 3.4 mi
- Snake Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Fears Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Halls Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Mingo Wilderness: 2.8 mi
- Duck Creek Conservation Area (Dark Cypress Swamp Unit): 14.8 mi
- Hilliard Access: 17.8 mi
- Caboose: 17.9 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 20.2 mi
- Frisco Depot: 20.2 mi
- Dexter Welcome Center Depot and Museum: 18.0 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 19.8 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 19.8 mi
- Markham Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Mountain | NW 314° | 312 m | 24.3 mi |
| Big Rock | N 359° | 245 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Glory | NW 323° | 220 m | 24.7 mi |
| Childers Hill | NW 309° | 213 m | 8.0 mi |
| Victoria Mountain | NW 320° | 202 m | 24.7 mi |
| Flynn Hill | WNW 302° | 178 m | 16.0 mi |
| Null Hill | NE 40° | 174 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hodge Hill | ESE 120° | 154 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:08 | 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 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wappapello DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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