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White Oak Bend Access

White Oak Bend Access from directly overhead

White Oak Bend Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Spillman Mound stands 222 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Sever Lake Conservation Area, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 32 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.99655, -92.02356

21 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Mount Pisgah Park: 5.7 mi
  • Coon Creek Roadside Park: 11.2 mi
  • Miller Friendship Park: 14.0 mi
  • Knox County Court Park: 14.2 mi
  • Emden Garage Park: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • The Mound: 21.6 mi
  • Spillman Mound: 23.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Shelby County Historical Society: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Lyle Van Houten's Automotive Museum: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spillman MoundNNW 340°222 m23.9 mi
The MoundSSE 167°207 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4020:0020:41
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2716:0416:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263142536372767466554231
Precip in1.71.82.54.05.14.84.03.93.73.42.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steffenville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1473276668

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