Scrivner Road Conservation Area
Scrivner Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Rocky Mount stands 301 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Decatur, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 95 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 94.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 119.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
127 named places within 25 miles
- Thoenen Park: 7.0 mi
- Jaycee Park: 8.3 mi
- Niekamp Park: 8.4 mi
- Joseph Miller Park: 8.6 mi
- Binder Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Stringtown Bridge Access: 5.1 mi
- Honey Creek Access: 7.9 mi
- St. Thomas Ferry Access: 10.4 mi
- Runge Conservation Nature Center: 11.1 mi
- Conservation Commission Headquarters: 11.4 mi
- Soldiers' Memorial Plaza: 13.0 mi
- Cole County War Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Louisiana Purchase Monument: 13.3 mi
- Lost Hill: 16.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 17.0 mi
- High Point Hill: 18.5 mi
- Rocky Mount: 18.7 mi
- Thompson Hill: 18.8 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 13.4 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Tours: 13.6 mi
- Stark Caverns: 17.7 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 22.3 mi
- Boathenge: 23.3 mi
- Decatur: 2.8 mi
- Teal: 12.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.4 mi
- Lisletown: 20.5 mi
- Cote Sans Dessein: 22.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 13.2 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 13.5 mi
- Fair Mural: 14.4 mi
- Armed Forces Mural: 14.5 mi
- Welcome to Lake of the Ozarks: 23.9 mi
- Missouri State Museum: 13.2 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Museum: 13.5 mi
- Moniteau County Historical Society Museum: 14.4 mi
- Museum of Missouri Military History: 17.5 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 9.4 mi
- The Beach: 23.2 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Riley Bluff: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scrivner Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | SW 236° | 300.5 m | 18.7 mi |
| High Point | S 175° | 288 m | 19.5 mi |
| High Point Hill | SE 138° | 279 m | 18.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 179° | 268 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SW 219° | 261 m | 23.0 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SE 142° | 252 m | 18.8 mi |
| Great Blue Heron Hill | SW 216° | 242 m | 24.8 mi |
| House Mounds | S 169° | 241 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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