Pelican Island Natural Area
Pelican Island Natural Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sioux Passage Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route passes 4.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
- 13.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 10.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine · 4 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 5 mi
- Observation Deck · 5 mi
- Blind · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sioux Passage Park: 1.7 mi
- Champ County Park: 2.4 mi
- West Alton Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Captain Jake Ringering Park: 4.3 mi
- Sunset Park: 4.6 mi
- Katy Trail Completion Bell: 2.6 mi
- Alton Military Prison Site: 5.9 mi
- Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours: 6.5 mi
- McPike Mansion: 6.5 mi
- Raging Rivers Water Park: 8.8 mi
- Stone Bridge Footing: 4.5 mi
- Stone Bridge Footing: 4.5 mi
- Olin Foundation: 4.6 mi
- McAdams Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Underground Railroad Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Piasa Bird: 5.5 mi
- Miles Davis Statue: 6.0 mi
- Sail: 6.3 mi
- Steamboat Mural: 6.5 mi
- I Want!: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Western Jesuit Missions: 7.6 mi
- National Great Rivers Museum: 7.9 mi
- Missouri Wing: 8.1 mi
- Alton Museum of History and Art: 8.4 mi
- Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 10.7 mi
- Discovery Gardens: 5.0 mi
- The Grove: 7.5 mi
- River of Colors: 7.6 mi
- Old Fountain Court: 7.7 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
- Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area: 6.8 mi
- Little Creek: 7.0 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Pad 4: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Pad 3: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Pad 1: 16.1 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 16.6 mi
- Lone Tree Indian Mound: 12.3 mi
- Park High Point: 13.4 mi
- Tucker Knob: 13.5 mi
- Two Story Hill: 14.2 mi
- Cedar Hill: 14.8 mi
- Oak Spring: 4.8 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 5.6 mi
- Burnham Spring: 9.7 mi
- Spring: 11.6 mi
- Spring: 11.8 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 9.4 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Beaver Falls: 5.4 mi
- Falls: 8.8 mi
- Falls: 8.9 mi
- Sierra Falls: 11.9 mi
- Machens: 2.6 mi
- Wilkie: 5.5 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- Firma: 20.4 mi
- Broadway: 23.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 23.9 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pelican Island Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Knob | WNW 303° | 268 m | 13.5 mi |
| McAdams Peak | WNW 298° | 246 m | 15.0 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NW 314° | 237 m | 15.3 mi |
| Franklin Hill | NW 310° | 234 m | 22.7 mi |
| Dug Hill | NW 313° | 221 m | 17.5 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SSE 149° | 196 m | 23.9 mi |
| Two Story Hill | W 273° | 188 m | 14.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 283° | 187 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Alton · 8 mi
- Ferguson · 9 mi
- St. Charles · 13 mi
- Granite City · 15 mi
- St. Louis · 17 mi
- St. Louis County · 18 mi
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