Schuette Prairie
Schuette Prairie is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. North View Hill stands 444 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 20 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This property is a limestone/dolomite prairie—a rare natural community—with a prairie swale along the northern edge and many mima mounds. This prairie is unusual for Missouri in that it contains a number of glade species such as prairie dock (Silphium ter
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Prairie Foundation
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Park Access: 2.9 mi
- Abbi Park: 6.2 mi
- Neuhart Park: 6.8 mi
- John Playter Rotary Park: 7.0 mi
- Girl Scout Park: 7.2 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 1.1 mi
- Grisham Knob: 7.6 mi
- Goodnight Knob: 8.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 9.6 mi
- Henley Knob: 10.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Tommy Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Blair Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Tunnel Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Perkins Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- East Pacific Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- FSC Circle: 21.1 mi
- MSC Garden: 21.5 mi
- Drury Prairie: 21.6 mi
- Polk County Museum: 7.5 mi
- Wommack Mill: 14.3 mi
- Buffalo Historic Society: 15.0 mi
- Air & Military Museum: 20.2 mi
- Pedalers Bicycle Museum: 20.5 mi
- Beaver Statue: 20.7 mi
- Drury Panther Statue: 21.3 mi
- Sun Target II: 23.4 mi
- Big Kraft Macaroni: 23.6 mi
- Major General Sterling Price: 24.6 mi
- Little Sac Woods Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- Pearl Creek Farm: 13.7 mi
- Fellows Lake Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 18.2 mi
- Fantastic Caverns: 16.3 mi
- Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 18.8 mi
- 1984: 22.1 mi
- East Saint Louis Street: 22.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schuette Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North View Hill | SE 130° | 444 m | 23.9 mi |
| Fair Grove Mound | SE 137° | 438 m | 14.8 mi |
| Goodnight Knob | SE 127° | 404 m | 8.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | ENE 63° | 402 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lucas Knob | SE 125° | 402 m | 10.2 mi |
| Brushy Mound | ENE 70° | 402 m | 10.7 mi |
| Henley Knob | SE 131° | 394 m | 10.0 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | ESE 111° | 379 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:18 | 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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bolivar 1 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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