Watson Access
Watson Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Brickyard Hill stands 344 m to the east-southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sonora, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Heritage Highway
98 named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Trace Trail Peru Depot Trailhead: 3.0 mi
- Sid Brown Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Neal Park: 3.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 6.9 mi
- Brownville City Park: 7.1 mi
- Museum: 3.1 mi
- Flatwater Folk Art Museum: 7.0 mi
- Brownville Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- Brownville Depot & Rail History Museum: 7.1 mi
- Museum of Missouri River History: 7.3 mi
- Sonora: 0.9 mi
- Scott City: 7.1 mi
- Minersville: 9.0 mi
- Excelsior: 12.4 mi
- Nishnabotna: 16.6 mi
- Brown-Carson Historic House: 7.1 mi
- Brownville Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Muir House Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Captain Meriwether Lewis: 7.3 mi
- Spirit of Brownville Pier: 7.5 mi
- Peru State College Historical Marker: 3.4 mi
- Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
- Atchison County Walk of Honor: 10.5 mi
- Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- J. Sterling Morton Monument: 16.3 mi
- Peru Trail Depot: 3.0 mi
- Brickyard Hill: 5.6 mi
- Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watson Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Hill | ESE 107° | 344 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn 5 ESE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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