Prairie Slough Conservation Area
Prairie Slough Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Westport Island, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 2.8 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 5.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.5 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 15 mi
- Mark Decker Platform · 15 mi
- Cross Point · 18 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag: 2.5 mi
- Reds Landing State Fish and Waterfowl Manage: 3.6 mi
- Page Branch Park: 3.7 mi
- La Crosse Park: 4.0 mi
- Elsberry City Park: 4.0 mi
- Anderson Hill: 5.1 mi
- Bobtail Hill: 5.7 mi
- Gaske Hill: 6.0 mi
- Kintown Hill: 6.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 6.7 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Perrins Ledge: 10.6 mi
- Frenchmans Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Goat Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 14.1 mi
- Lane Spring: 14.8 mi
- Clay Spring: 16.9 mi
- Twin Springs: 19.4 mi
- Artesian Spring: 20.1 mi
- Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area: 8.2 mi
- Sandy Island: 12.8 mi
- David Kessler Memorial Wildlife Area: 13.8 mi
- William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area: 14.7 mi
- Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary: 15.0 mi
- Westport Island: 0.7 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 3.1 mi
- Gilead Gap: 5.7 mi
- Large Stag Island: 9.2 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 10.6 mi
- Sterling Landing: 7.3 mi
- Burr Oak: 10.6 mi
- Hobart: 19.2 mi
- Owen: 21.3 mi
- Firma: 22.6 mi
- Falls: 20.1 mi
- Sierra Falls: 21.4 mi
- Falls: 24.4 mi
- Falls: 24.4 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 9.2 mi
- Harman House Museum: 17.6 mi
- Jerseyville County Historical Society: 22.9 mi
- Mary the Turtle: 23.6 mi
- Winneberge Wheel: 24.7 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 8.0 mi
- Raging Rivers Water Park: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Slough Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | WNW 286° | 305 m | 17.6 mi |
| Springston Knob | W 281° | 280 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | WNW 293° | 275 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | W 280° | 275 m | 12.1 mi |
| Tucker Knob | SE 142° | 268 m | 20.2 mi |
| Long Knob | NW 307° | 267 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dale Knob | WNW 284° | 263 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tower Knob | NW 309° | 259 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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