Sentinel Conservation Area
Sentinel Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Goodnight Knob stands 404 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Negro Bend Bluff, a cliff 2.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 33 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
Sentinel Conservation Area is in Polk County. Sentinel Conservation Area was acquired in part through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The area has one of the best-known dolomite glade syst
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 33.1 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 93.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Bolivar Landing: 2.3 mi
- Lightfoot Park: 3.3 mi
- Pittsburg Landing Public Use Area: 5.1 mi
- Pittsburg Park: 5.5 mi
- Pomme de Terre State Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Negro Bend Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Boswell Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Shryers Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Smith Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 16.1 mi
- Brushy Mound: 17.6 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 18.6 mi
- The Mound: 20.2 mi
- Bungalow Hill: 21.0 mi
- Modlin’s Cabin: 23.8 mi
- KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 23.8 mi
- Kirkland's Cabin: 24.5 mi
- Piercing Arrow: 24.9 mi
- Eagle Spirit: 24.9 mi
- Polk County Museum: 12.5 mi
- Buffalo Historic Society: 16.6 mi
- Schuette Prairie: 18.2 mi
- Granny's Acres Conservation Area: 24.5 mi
- A Friend: 24.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 24.3 mi
- Community Garden: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sentinel Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnight Knob | SSE 164° | 404 m | 24.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 149° | 402 m | 16.1 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SE 146° | 402 m | 17.6 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | S 177° | 379 m | 18.6 mi |
| The Mound | WSW 244° | 333 m | 20.2 mi |
| Grisham Knob | SSW 199° | 327 m | 22.0 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSW 209° | 326 m | 21.2 mi |
| Knothead Hill | SW 218° | 321 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:17 | 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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomme DE Terre DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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