Robert H. Thompson Conservation Area
Robert H. Thompson Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Long Knob stands 267 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.4 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 3.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Victor's Point Roadside Park · 3 mi
- Scenic View · 5 mi
- Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hull City Park: 5.7 mi
- Hull Park: 5.9 mi
- Grubb Hollow Prairie Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Southside Recreational Park: 7.0 mi
- Jackson's Island: 7.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Pickerton Hill: 6.9 mi
- Cardiff Hill: 8.7 mi
- Holliday Hill: 8.8 mi
- Harrison Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 8.2 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 8.3 mi
- Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 8.4 mi
- Jim's Journey: 8.4 mi
- Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum: 8.6 mi
- William Henry Hatch: 8.2 mi
- Grant's Drugstore: 8.3 mi
- Judge Clemens Justice of the Peace Office: 8.3 mi
- Becky Thatcher House: 8.3 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home: 8.3 mi
- Edward Anderson Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Dupont Reservation Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Bay Island Conservation Area: 10.5 mi
- Julian Steyermark Woods Conservation Area: 10.9 mi
- Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park: 19.8 mi
- Kristy's Garden: 8.2 mi
- Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 22.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 23.9 mi
- Illinois Veterans Home Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 2.6 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 3.5 mi
- Fall Creek Rest Stop: 11.1 mi
- Park-N-Fish: 0.9 mi
- Gosline Island: 18.4 mi
- Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 8.2 mi
- Tom & Huck Statue: 8.4 mi
- Villa Kathrine: 22.4 mi
- Spalding Beach: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robert H. Thompson Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Knob | SE 144° | 267 m | 23.0 mi |
| The Mound | NE 54° | 257 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bethlehem Knob | SE 145° | 256 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pickerton Hill | SSE 159° | 251 m | 6.9 mi |
| Page Knob | SE 141° | 251 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wilcoxen Knob | SE 139° | 250 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 314° | 244 m | 0.8 mi |
| Clinton Hill | SE 141° | 230 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
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 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saverton L&D 22, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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