Rae Letsinger Prairie
Rae Letsinger Prairie is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Brights Spring Knoll stands 382 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stebbins Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 11 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
This area is 68 acres of original, unplowed prairie near Sarcoxie. The prairie is named for the late Rae Letsinger, whose sister, Joan Letsinger, purchased naming rights to honor her brother.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Prairie Foundation
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 26.0 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
113 named places within 25 miles
- Stebbins Park: 2.3 mi
- Pierce City Veterans Park: 10.4 mi
- Pierce City Park: 10.7 mi
- Avilla Park: 10.9 mi
- Griggs Park: 12.4 mi
- Noah Brown's Prairie: 7.9 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area: 12.6 mi
- Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area: 12.8 mi
- Robert E Talbot Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
- Calvary Hill;Đồi Canvê: 11.7 mi
- Đài Nữ Vương Hòa Bình;Mary Our Queen of Peace Monument: 12.0 mi
- Vietnamese Martyrs;Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam: 12.0 mi
- Apple Park Water Tower: 14.8 mi
- Camp Crowder structure foundation: 17.2 mi
- Harold Bell Wright/Pierce City Museum: 10.2 mi
- Samuel J. Butcher Museum: 11.9 mi
- Battle of Carthage Civil War Museum: 13.0 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Jones Memorial Chapel & Museum: 19.5 mi
- Carver Bust: 12.0 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 20.0 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 20.3 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 21.0 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.2 mi
- Truck Parking: 24.2 mi
- Truck Parking: 24.5 mi
- Truck Parking: 24.6 mi
- Monark Springs: 14.4 mi
- Gaither: 16.5 mi
- Dublin: 23.2 mi
- Red Oak 2: 14.4 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 20.3 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 20.7 mi
- Bunker: 3.2 mi
- bunker: 3.3 mi
- McMahan Spring: 16.0 mi
- Gibson Spring: 16.9 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 20.6 mi
- Devils Wash Pan: 24.7 mi
- Grand Falls: 21.7 mi
- Grand Falls: 21.7 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 22.6 mi
- Brights Spring Knoll: 24.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rae Letsinger Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brights Spring Knoll | SE 130° | 382 m | 24.9 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | SSW 201° | 367 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diamond 2W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/921417116
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