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Sentinel Conservation Area

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Elevation, modelled
296 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Goodnight Knob404 m · 24.4 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 66 - MO33.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:39local time
Coordinates
37.7867, -93.3388
Sentinel Conservation Area from directly overhead

Sentinel Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled 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

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goodnight KnobSSE 164°404 m24.4 mi
Blue MoundSSE 149°402 m16.1 mi
Brushy MoundSE 146°402 m17.6 mi
Graveyard HillS 177°379 m18.6 mi
The MoundWSW 244°333 m20.2 mi
Grisham KnobSSW 199°327 m22.0 mi
Turkey KnobSSW 209°326 m21.2 mi
Knothead HillSW 218°321 m22.5 mi

81 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 21
Peaks: 13
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:25
June solstice05:5220:0020:39
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2616:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566574797870594637
Precip in1.82.13.14.95.64.94.54.04.23.63.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomme DE Terre DAM, 8 mi away.

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