Ross Access
Ross Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Pilot Knob stands 372 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Bluff, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 104 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 104.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
112 named places within 25 miles
- Rodeo Stadium: 7.9 mi
- Bosa Heights Park: 10.7 mi
- Fort Leonard Wood State Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Saint Robert Municipal Park: 11.7 mi
- George M. Reed Roadside Park: 11.8 mi
- Miller Spring: 2.5 mi
- Prewett Spring: 4.0 mi
- Stone Mill Spring: 4.9 mi
- Relfe Spring: 5.0 mi
- Discharge pipe: 7.4 mi
- Relfe: 4.9 mi
- Edanville: 5.3 mi
- Bloodland: 5.8 mi
- Spring Creek: 6.6 mi
- Cookville: 8.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Narrow Gap Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Bell Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Bryant Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Peter A. Eck Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- George O. White State Forest Nursery: 12.0 mi
- Marguerite Bray Conservation Area: 20.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Natural Area: 21.6 mi
- Houston Towersite: 23.0 mi
- U.S. Army Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum: 6.3 mi
- Circus Sideshow Museum: 11.4 mi
- Old Stagecoach Stop: 13.8 mi
- Pulaski County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Texas County Museum of Art: 15.8 mi
- Uranus, Missouri: 11.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 13.4 mi
- John's "Modern" Cabins: 19.4 mi
- Sugar Tree Outer Road, Dead Ends: 19.9 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 24.7 mi
- Millennium People: 24.6 mi
- Millennium People: 24.6 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 24.7 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 24.8 mi
- Jesus Statue: 24.9 mi
- Cabbage Head: 4.0 mi
- Deckers Point: 8.6 mi
- Lost Hill: 10.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 17.1 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Rolla Inn: 23.7 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 24.8 mi
- Paddy Creek Natural Arch: 7.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Dad's Garden: 14.7 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 24.8 mi
- Truck Parking: 20.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ross Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NE 53° | 372 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cabbage Head | S 174° | 332 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lost Hill | N 350° | 241 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Leonard Wood, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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