Whetstone Creek Conservation Area
Whetstone Creek Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Negro Hill stands 278 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall I Diggs State Wildlife Management A, a park 8.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 46 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 206 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 45.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
88 named places within 25 miles
- Marshall I Diggs State Wildlife Management A: 8.4 mi
- Graham Cave State Park: 8.6 mi
- Mineola State Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- Baldwin State Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- Colbert Park: 11.8 mi
- Fire Fighters Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Center School: 14.5 mi
- Church Of Saint Mary Aldermanbury: 15.0 mi
- Breakthrough- Berlin Wall Sculpture: 15.0 mi
- The Columns: 15.1 mi
- Marshall I. Diggs Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Wellsville Lake Conservation Area: 9.1 mi
- Loutre Lick Access: 9.4 mi
- William Lowe Conservation Area: 15.2 mi
- Grand Bluffs Conservation Area: 18.5 mi
- Auto World Museum: 13.6 mi
- B. Fishback Museum: 14.4 mi
- National Winston Churchill Museum: 15.0 mi
- Westminster Women's History Museum: 15.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial & Museum: 15.1 mi
- Welcome to Mexico MO: 15.7 mi
- Shryocks Callaway Farms: 19.5 mi
- Play Day Farm: 20.0 mi
- Hydrofoil Pier: 22.2 mi
- Hermann Caboose: 23.5 mi
- Winston Churchill Entrance Statue: 15.0 mi
- Hermann: Germania's Liberator: 23.4 mi
- Ace of Spades Garden Art: 23.4 mi
- Missouri Valley Ice Cream Mural: 23.5 mi
- Garrett: 12.0 mi
- Abattis: 20.3 mi
- Boonesborough: 23.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Boland Knob: 19.3 mi
- Negro Hill: 20.7 mi
- Kallmeyers Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Mill Site Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Big Spring: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whetstone Creek Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negro Hill | SE 134° | 278 m | 20.7 mi |
| Boland Knob | SE 144° | 273 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fulton, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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