River Bluff Nature Reserve
River Bluff Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Bowler Hill stands 330 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Bend Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 7.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Jackson County Parks + Rec
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 10.8 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 15.5 mi off the Old Trails Road
- 22.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 10 mi
- Kaw Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- LaBenite Park: 1.0 mi
- Salem Park: 2.3 mi
- Bund-Jack Park: 2.8 mi
- Randall School Park: 3.1 mi
- Little Blue Trace Trailhead: 3.2 mi
- Vaile Mansion: 4.1 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Liberty Bell: 4.6 mi
- Bicentennial Time Capsule: 4.6 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church: 4.8 mi
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center: 4.9 mi
- Prowler: 6.1 mi
- Fury Of The Nile: 6.1 mi
- Mamba: 6.1 mi
- Zulu: 6.1 mi
- Harry S Truman: 5.0 mi
- Bertoldie Memorial: 5.1 mi
- UN Peace Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Worlds of Fun Balloon Sculpture: 6.2 mi
- Andrew Drumm: 6.2 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.8 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.8 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.8 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 7.9 mi
- Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Vaile Mansion: 4.2 mi
- Sugar Creek Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Pioneer Spring Cabin: 4.9 mi
- 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum: 4.9 mi
- National Frontier Trails Museum: 5.1 mi
- Liberty Bend Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Walnut Woods Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary: 6.5 mi
- Burr Oaks' Glades Reservation Area: 8.7 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Jackass Bend Unit: 10.7 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Blue Springs Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 12.0 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 3.4 mi
- Nebo Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bone Hill: 13.0 mi
- Minter Hill: 13.3 mi
- Sni-A-Bar Point: 14.4 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Watts Mill: 19.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 10.5 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 18.0 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 19.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 13.2 mi
- Tryst Falls: 15.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 22.2 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 22.8 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 4.9 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Bluff Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler Hill | S 183° | 330 m | 18.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SE 141° | 306 m | 18.9 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NNE 14° | 291 m | 3.8 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | SE 135° | 289 m | 14.7 mi |
| Minter Hill | SE 144° | 288 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | SE 134° | 286 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bone Hill | ESE 105° | 282 m | 13.0 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NNW 328° | 277 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Independence · 5 mi
- Kansas City · 12 mi
- Kansas City Area · 12 mi
- Kansas City · 14 mi
- Kearney · 14 mi
- Lee's Summit · 16 mi
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