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Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve

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Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Mineral Hill stands 328 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Henry A. and Amalia Uhlemeyer Access, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.5 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Saint Louis Zoo

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.46440, -90.92724

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • College Hill Park: 3.8 mi
  • K-9 -n- Kiddos Park: 4.6 mi
  • Friendship Park: 4.7 mi
  • Union City Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 34
Attractions: 30
Springs: 23
  • Dunn Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Roaring Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Rockwood Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Hoene Spring House: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Autumn Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Lost Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Lost Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Jensen's Point: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 12
  • Twimsberg Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Seebach Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Wunderblick Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Lionshead Beach: 21.0 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 3
  • Shelter bluff: 15.5 mi
  • Climbing Area: 15.8 mi
  • Chimney Bluff: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 12.1 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mineral HillSSW 212°328 m24.6 mi
Sandy HillSSE 169°307 m24.0 mi
Berry HillSSE 165°293 m24.2 mi
Kaiser HillWNW 296°280 m21.9 mi
Tavern RockNE 44°272 m13.5 mi
Chinkapin HillESE 112°262 m13.8 mi
Herman's HilltopESE 110°248 m14.0 mi
Bald HillW 272°248 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4119:5220:32
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1816:0516:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747586775797869584637
Precip in2.72.53.95.04.94.24.73.83.63.33.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1417921272

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