- Elevation
- 250 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound291 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0413, -94.6401
Shoal Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a recorded 250 m. Blue Mound stands 291 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Schermerhorn Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shoal Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 256° | 291 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bell Mound | NW 316° | 281 m | 24.4 mi |
| Potato Hill | WSW 238° | 263 m | 21.4 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Named places within 25 miles
- Schermerhorn Park: 0.2 mi
- Cedar Ridge Park: 4.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 4.8 mi
- Old Rte 66 park: 5.1 mi
- McClelland Park: 5.1 mi
- Wildcat Glade Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center: 6.8 mi
- Walter Woods Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Spring River Wildlife Area: 10.0 mi
- Carver Prairie: 13.8 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 2.0 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 6.8 mi
- Treece, Kansas Historical Marker: 11.0 mi
- Praying Hands: 11.8 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 11.9 mi
- Tow Mater: 2.7 mi
- Tristate Marker: 3.2 mi
- Marsh arc bridge: 6.0 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 6.0 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 6.8 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 3.2 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 6.3 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 7.6 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 8.2 mi
- 1A Football State Champs 1984: 11.2 mi
- Hockerville: 8.4 mi
- Zincville: 9.9 mi
- Picher: 11.3 mi
- Treece: 11.6 mi
- Douthat: 12.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 10.5 mi
- Potato Hill: 21.4 mi
- Bell Mound: 24.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 3.9 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 4.1 mi
- Grand Falls: 5.4 mi
- Grand Falls: 5.4 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 6.6 mi
- Owens Bluff: 22.4 mi
- McMahan Spring: 21.7 mi
- Gibson Spring: 24.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 6.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joplin Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.
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