Smithville Lake Recreation Area
Smithville Lake Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Hancock Hill stands 331 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Trimble Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 171 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 170.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.1 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 24.4 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scarrit Point · 24 mi
- Kaw Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Trimble Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Little Platte Park: 2.6 mi
- Camp Branch Park: 3.0 mi
- Paradise Pointe - Woodhenge - Disc Golf: 4.2 mi
- Paradise Pointe - Blackthorn - Disc Golf: 4.5 mi
- Remembrance Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Former Site of Red Crown Tavern and Tourist Cabins: 14.3 mi
- Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster: 14.4 mi
- Anchor Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Platte County Veterans Cannon: 16.5 mi
- Mount Vernon Church: 13.9 mi
- 155 mm gun M1: 19.2 mi
- Spinning Dragons: 20.0 mi
- Fjörd Fjärlane: 20.0 mi
- Skyliner: 20.0 mi
- McGee Family Conservation Area: 6.8 mi
- Lathrop Bridge Access: 8.6 mi
- Union Mill Access: 9.1 mi
- Ronald and Maude Hartell Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
- Willow Brooke Park: 14.2 mi
- Kearney Historic Museum: 9.7 mi
- Jesse James Birthplace: 10.8 mi
- Historic Liberty Jail: 15.5 mi
- Jesse James Bank Museum: 15.6 mi
- Clay County Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc.: 15.1 mi
- Molten Swing: 16.4 mi
- Threshold: 17.2 mi
- Nestle: 17.2 mi
- Giant Chair: 19.0 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 19.0 mi
- Nebo Hill: 19.1 mi
- Hancock Hill: 24.4 mi
- Needmore Hill: 24.5 mi
- Wagner Point: 24.7 mi
- Lathrop, Missouri Rest Area Northbound: 10.1 mi
- Lathrop Truck Parking Southbound: 10.3 mi
- Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 15.3 mi
- Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 15.4 mi
- Bayfield: 22.5 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 23.1 mi
- Far West: 24.3 mi
- Delaware City: 24.8 mi
- Line Creek Native American Garden: 19.1 mi
- Pendleton Heights Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 25.0 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 5.0 mi
- Watkins Mill Beach: 13.4 mi
- Hill Top Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Fox Hunt Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Tryst Falls: 13.6 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 19.2 mi
- Bell Point: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smithville Lake Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Hill | WSW 255° | 331 m | 24.4 mi |
| Wagner Point | WSW 252° | 326 m | 24.7 mi |
| Nebo Hill | SSE 156° | 291 m | 19.1 mi |
| Needmore Hill | ENE 64° | 286 m | 24.5 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | SSE 165° | 277 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1361597550
Day trips start here
- Kearney · 10 mi
- Weston · 22 mi
- Kansas City · 25 mi
- Independence · 26 mi
- Kansas City · 26 mi
- Kansas City Area · 26 mi
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