Spring River Wildlife Area
Spring River Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Breezy Hill stands 305 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Briarbrook Park, a park 7.1 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Named places within 25 miles
- Briarbrook Park: 7.1 mi
- Joplin Athletic Complex: 8.2 mi
- Schifferdecker Park: 8.6 mi
- MOmentum Bike Park: 9.0 mi
- Wah-Sha-She Prairie State Wildlife Area: 9.1 mi
- Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Buche Tract: 9.5 mi
- Shoal Creek Wildlife Area: 10.0 mi
- Wildcat Glade Natural Area: 13.2 mi
- Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center: 13.3 mi
- Walter Woods Conservation Area: 15.3 mi
- Galena Mining & Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum: 8.7 mi
- Joplin History & Mineral Museum: 8.7 mi
- Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Baxter Springs Heritage Museum: 11.7 mi
- Tow Mater: 7.3 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Marsh arc bridge: 9.1 mi
- Schifferdecker home: 9.9 mi
- The house of Bonnie and Clyde: 11.9 mi
- "t-lane memorial': 8.6 mi
- Columbus Telephone Company 100 Year Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Praying Hands: 10.7 mi
- Kneeling Miner Statue: 10.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cross: 11.1 mi
- Georgia City: 9.4 mi
- Hockerville: 15.0 mi
- Zincville: 15.9 mi
- Treece: 16.6 mi
- Picher: 17.1 mi
- Belonging to All the Hands Who Build: 10.3 mi
- Route 66 Mural Park: 10.3 mi
- Butterfly Mural: 10.9 mi
- Old Tristate Marker: 13.0 mi
- A Student's Life: 14.3 mi
- Blue Mound: 15.7 mi
- Bell Mound: 18.0 mi
- Breezy Hill: 24.3 mi
- Timber Hill: 24.9 mi
- Grand Falls: 12.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 12.2 mi
- Truck Parking: 13.0 mi
- Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 13.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden and Overlook: 10.7 mi
- Mother Nature's Crack: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring River Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezy Hill | N 0° | 305 m | 24.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | SW 217° | 291 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bell Mound | WNW 295° | 281 m | 18.0 mi |
| Timber Hill | W 277° | 247 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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