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Noah Brown's Prairie

Noah Brown's Prairie from directly overhead

Noah Brown's Prairie is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 367 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 9.9 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Prairie Foundation

How to reach it

Coordinates37.03364, -94.29252

118 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Bartley Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
  • Apple Park: 7.3 mi
  • Griggs Park: 8.9 mi
  • Stebbins Park: 9.3 mi
  • Carter Park: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 10
  • Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Battle of Carthage Civil War Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Newton County Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Red Oak 2: 12.4 mi
  • The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 12.4 mi
  • Schifferdecker home: 13.1 mi
  • Tristate Marker: 18.1 mi
  • Tow Mater: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
  • bunker: 8.0 mi
  • Bunker: 8.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • McMahan Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Gibson Spring: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Grand Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Grand Falls: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.3 mi
  • Truck Parking: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Coal Mine Hill: 20.7 mi
  • Holloway Mountain: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Noah Brown's Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coal Mine HillS 180°367 m20.7 mi
Holloway MountainSSW 196°367 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5920:0220:41
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:2816:2417:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847566574787770584738
Precip in1.92.23.55.26.75.53.83.54.53.93.62.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond 2W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/921406615

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