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Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area

Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area from directly overhead

Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Lookout Mountain stands 357 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Caroline Sheridan Logan Memorial Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.81353, -94.87222

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nomad Bluffs: 0.4 mi
  • Krug Park: 1.5 mi
  • River Bluff Trails Park: 1.5 mi
  • Northwest Parkway: 2.3 mi
  • Huston Wyeth Park: 2.4 mi
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Historic sites: 8
  • Krug Castle: 1.6 mi
  • Fort Smtih: 2.9 mi
  • Pony Express Hill Figure: 3.0 mi
  • St. Joseph Missouri: 4.1 mi
  • Walter Cronkite Memorial: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Pony Express Monument: 3.4 mi
  • President Lincoln Mural: 3.5 mi
  • Tall Oak: 11.7 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 11.7 mi
  • Amelia Earhart: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • CB&Q Locomotive 5614: 4.1 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 9.7 mi
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 11.6 mi
  • Sallie House: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Dearborn Rest Area (Northbound): 23.7 mi
  • Dearborn Truck Parking (Southbound): 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 289°357 m16.6 mi
King HillS 174°323 m6.6 mi
Peach Tree PeakNW 321°20 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5220:1120:52
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3816:1616:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273243546574787567554231
Precip in0.71.02.13.74.94.74.73.83.22.81.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Joseph Rosecrans MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1445663541

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