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Sandy Island

Sandy Island from directly overhead

Sandy Island is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 133 m. Springston Knob stands 280 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Batchtown State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
133 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.02780, -90.70935

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Batchtown State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 1.6 mi
  • Winfield Access: 1.8 mi
  • Titus Hollow Public Access Area: 2.3 mi
  • Warrior Way Park: 3.1 mi
  • Fuller Lake State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 39
  • Franklin Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Indian Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Bald Knob: 7.5 mi
  • Knolle Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Plummer Hill: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Cliffs: 13
  • Goat Cliff: 9.4 mi
  • Tiny Giant City: 11.7 mi
  • Wide Giant City: 11.7 mi
  • Little Giant City: 11.7 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 12.1 mi
Springs: 12
  • Cave Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Twin Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Clay Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Artesian Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Spring: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Veterans Memorial Walk: 15.8 mi
  • NGS Monument SC 03: 17.0 mi
  • Cancer Awareness Memorial: 18.5 mi
  • St Jude Dream Home 2017: 19.1 mi
  • Elsah Soldiers: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 8
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Falls: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Our Lady of the Way Shrine: 16.4 mi
  • Raging Rivers Water Park: 16.6 mi
  • Half court basketball: 20.8 mi
  • Katy Trail Completion Bell: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 22.9 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Incline Village Beach: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandy Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Springston KnobNW 318°280 m20.0 mi
Tedlock KnobNW 317°275 m20.1 mi
Ben Watts KnobNW 324°275 m21.6 mi
Tucker KnobESE 106°268 m11.3 mi
Dale KnobNW 322°263 m19.7 mi
Tower KnobNNW 330°259 m24.4 mi
Purtle KnobNNW 327°257 m16.3 mi
Painter KnobNNW 332°257 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5320:33
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:1916:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344556473767567564433
Precip in2.42.23.24.45.04.24.23.23.53.33.32.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1421046027

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