Wellsville Lake Conservation Area
Wellsville Lake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 234 m. Negro Hill stands 278 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall I Diggs State Wildlife Management A, a park 3.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 37 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 234 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 37.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
84 named places within 25 miles
- Marshall I Diggs State Wildlife Management A: 3.7 mi
- Colbert Park: 5.5 mi
- Graham Cave State Park: 8.8 mi
- Mineola State Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Baldwin State Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Heather Brandow Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Welcome to Mexico Missouri: 18.5 mi
- Brian C. K. MacFarlane, Purple Leaf Plum Tree: 18.9 mi
- Frederick Whitcomb Fountain: 18.9 mi
- The Missouri Exercise Tiger Army & Navy Anchor Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Simmons Stables: 19.0 mi
- Graceland - Audrain County Historical Society, American Saddle Horse Museum: 19.1 mi
- Audrain County School: 19.1 mi
- Vandalia Historical Center: 19.4 mi
- Auto World Museum: 22.6 mi
- Marshall I. Diggs Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Whetstone Creek Conservation Area: 9.1 mi
- Loutre Lick Access: 11.0 mi
- F.O. and Leda J. Sears Memorial Wildlife Area: 17.5 mi
- William Lowe Conservation Area: 17.9 mi
- Garrett: 16.8 mi
- Abattis: 18.1 mi
- Morsey: 19.9 mi
- Prairieview: 22.5 mi
- Hermann: Germania's Liberator: 24.0 mi
- Ace of Spades Garden Art: 24.0 mi
- Missouri Valley Ice Cream Mural: 24.0 mi
- Winston Churchill Entrance Statue: 24.1 mi
- Play Day Farm: 16.0 mi
- Welcome to Mexico MO: 18.5 mi
- Hermann Caboose: 24.0 mi
- Big Spring: 16.9 mi
- Uncle Sammys Spring: 21.3 mi
- Parsons Spring: 21.8 mi
- Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
- Negro Hill: 20.6 mi
- Boland Knob: 20.9 mi
- Kallmeyers Bluff: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wellsville Lake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negro Hill | SSE 159° | 278 m | 20.6 mi |
| Boland Knob | S 170° | 273 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexico, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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