Shaw Nature Reserve
Shaw Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Sandy Hill stands 307 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sod House, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 32.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 36.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.2 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Blind · 1 mi
- Bird Viewing Blind · 11 mi
- Elk Hollow · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum: 1.1 mi
- Edward K. Love Nursery: 1.7 mi
- Robertsville State Park: 2.1 mi
- Pacific Community Park: 3.9 mi
- Adam's Garden: 4.5 mi
- Big Foot: 3.3 mi
- The Boss: 8.6 mi
- Log Flume: 8.6 mi
- American Thunder: 8.6 mi
- Rookie Racer: 8.6 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 10.2 mi
- George Washington: 12.6 mi
- Washington, Missouri: 12.8 mi
- This Is Our Water: 17.8 mi
- Meeting Places: 18.1 mi
- Sod House: 0.9 mi
- Indian Teepee: 0.9 mi
- Smith's Hill Stone: 7.2 mi
- Disabled Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Old dam: 9.7 mi
- Dunn Spring: 6.1 mi
- Hoene Spring House: 10.9 mi
- Rockwood Spring: 11.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.7 mi
- Zombie Road Spring: 13.1 mi
- Lost Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sand Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Jensen's Point: 5.6 mi
- Lost Hill: 6.6 mi
- South LaBarque Hill: 7.6 mi
- Dr. Henry A. and Amalia Uhlemeyer Access: 4.9 mi
- Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve: 5.9 mi
- LaBarque Creek Conservation Area: 7.2 mi
- Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Don Robinson State Park: 7.9 mi
- Wildwood History Museum: 8.7 mi
- Caldwell Franklin County Museum: 9.7 mi
- Franklin County Historical Socirty Museum: 10.2 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Washington Historical Society Museum: 12.6 mi
- Peace Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Wild West Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Hansie Holdmeyer Memorial Garden: 12.6 mi
- Wildwood Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- The Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Calvey: 7.6 mi
- Times Beach: 12.2 mi
- George: 16.2 mi
- Casco: 19.0 mi
- Goldman: 19.5 mi
- Shelter bluff: 11.1 mi
- Climbing Area: 11.4 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Harness Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Twin Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Twimsberg Beach: 22.9 mi
- Wunderblick Beach: 23.6 mi
- Seebach Beach: 23.6 mi
- Geneva Beach: 23.7 mi
- Lionshead Beach: 23.8 mi
- Creekside: 11.2 mi
- Hillside: 11.2 mi
- Countrylane Woods II Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 15.6 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shaw Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Hill | S 183° | 307 m | 23.0 mi |
| Berry Hill | S 180° | 293 m | 22.8 mi |
| Tavern Rock | NNE 19° | 272 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chinkapin Hill | ESE 123° | 262 m | 8.2 mi |
| Herman's Hilltop | ESE 121° | 248 m | 8.4 mi |
| North LaBarque Hill | SE 124° | 247 m | 7.6 mi |
| Frisco Hill | ESE 104° | 247 m | 20.2 mi |
| South LaBarque Hill | SE 126° | 244 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 10 mi away.
- Painted-cup paintbrush162 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary133 obs
- partridge pea118 obs
- Western Honey Bee116 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty115 obs
- Virginia bluebells109 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail108 obs
- Canadian lousewort106 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/481137573
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