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W. R. Kearn Memorial Conservation Area

W. R. Kearn Memorial Conservation Area from directly overhead

W. R. Kearn Memorial Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Katy trail highest point stands 291 m to the southeast, 0.9 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60181, -93.47304

119 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • City Park: 3.7 mi
  • Windsor Fairground: 4.6 mi
  • Farrington Park: 5.4 mi
  • Ike Skelton Park: 9.5 mi
  • Heritage Park: Missile Alert Facility O-01: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Minuteman: 9.9 mi
  • Northrop B-2 Spirit: 10.8 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 15.1 mi
  • Statue of Liberty Replica: 15.1 mi
  • Fantasy: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Blue Star Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Firefighter Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • War Dogs Memorial: 15.1 mi
  • Old Court House Memorial: 15.1 mi
  • Eternal Flame: 15.1 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Katy trail highest point: 0.9 mi
  • Pinnacle Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Knobs: 12.8 mi
  • Cooks Knob: 18.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Community Gardens: 12.6 mi
  • Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Gardens: 13.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Katy trail highest pointSE 134°291 m0.9 mi
KnobsNNW 341°278 m12.8 mi
Cooks KnobN 351°268 m18.6 mi
Pinnacle HillWNW 289°261 m10.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNW 333°247 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0320:42
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545556575797770574635

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windsor, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/575206707

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