Runge Conservation Nature Center
Runge Conservation Nature Center is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. High Point Hill stands 279 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Commission Headquarters, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 84 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 83.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 110.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- West Edgewood Park: 1.4 mi
- Lavinia Park: 1.7 mi
- Lavinia Park: 1.8 mi
- McKay Park: 2.7 mi
- Conservation Commission Headquarters: 0.3 mi
- Church Farm Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Stringtown Bridge Access: 6.2 mi
- Honey Creek Access: 6.9 mi
- Moreau 50 Access: 7.6 mi
- Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Louisiana Purchase Monument: 3.3 mi
- Missouri Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Cole County War Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 3.2 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 4.0 mi
- Armed Forces Mural: 18.3 mi
- Fair Mural: 18.3 mi
- Network: 22.3 mi
- Missouri State Museum: 3.2 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Museum: 3.9 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 9.0 mi
- Moniteau County Historical Society Museum: 18.3 mi
- Walters-Boone County Historic Museum: 22.2 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 3.5 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Tours: 3.9 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 12.9 mi
- Boathenge: 17.9 mi
- Burr Oak: 24.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.2 mi
- Cote Sans Dessein: 13.2 mi
- Lisletown: 13.9 mi
- Decatur: 13.9 mi
- Teal: 17.2 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 15.5 mi
- Lost Hill: 21.5 mi
- High Point Hill: 21.7 mi
- Thompson Hill: 22.6 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 24.9 mi
- Battle Garden: 24.9 mi
- Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 24.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 25.0 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 4.0 mi
- The Beach: 17.7 mi
- Mill Site Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Rollins Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Runge Conservation Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Hill | S 169° | 279 m | 21.7 mi |
| Thompson Hill | S 172° | 252 m | 22.6 mi |
| Grapevine Hill | ESE 117° | 232 m | 15.5 mi |
| Lost Hill | S 181° | 221 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City WTP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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