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Swinging Bridge Access

Swinging Bridge Access from directly overhead

Swinging Bridge Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Reno Hill stands 267 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinhook Access, a nature reserve 7.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 109 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

How to reach it

Coordinates38.82570, -93.03147

91 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Hannah Cole Roadside Park: 9.7 mi
  • Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site: 10.4 mi
  • Housel Park: 12.6 mi
  • Katy Trail State Park Sedalia Depot: 13.1 mi
  • Hubbard Park: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • City Hospital Memorial: 13.1 mi
  • Howitzer Cannon: 13.4 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans of Pettis County Memorial: 13.4 mi
  • Eternal Flame: 13.4 mi
  • Old Court House Memorial: 13.4 mi
Museums: 10
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Gardens: 15.4 mi
  • Community Gardens: 15.9 mi
  • Central Missouri Cancer Memorial Park: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Old MKT Railroad Bridge: 18.3 mi
  • Historical Exhibit: 20.4 mi
  • The Peach Tree Farm: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 18.0 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 18.1 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Reno Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Coppers Hill: 20.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swinging Bridge Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reno HillSSE 147°267 m18.5 mi
Coppers HillWNW 299°220 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4820:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1216:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545556473777668564434
Precip in1.51.72.53.84.74.54.52.83.03.12.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedalia MEM AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1364514112

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