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William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area

William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area from directly overhead

William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 238 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Vonaventure Memorial Forest and Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
238 m

What to expect

Operated by
Missouri Department of Conservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17608, -91.01163

Overlooks nearby

135 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Camp Tuckaho: 8.9 mi
  • Page Branch Park: 11.8 mi
  • La Crosse Park: 12.2 mi
  • Elsberry City Park: 12.2 mi
  • Lincoln County Fairgrounds: 13.0 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Tedlock Knob: 5.2 mi
  • Springston Knob: 5.5 mi
  • Dale Knob: 6.5 mi
  • Forgey Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Harris Knob: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 5
  • Copper Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Lane Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Uncle Sammys Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 24.1 mi
  • Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Incline Village Beach: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Mushroom Farm: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo KnobNNW 342°305 m7.7 mi
Springston KnobNNE 32°280 m5.5 mi
Tedlock KnobNNE 29°275 m5.2 mi
Ben Watts KnobNNE 25°275 m7.9 mi
Long KnobN 5°267 m12.6 mi
Dale KnobNE 37°263 m6.5 mi
Tower KnobNNE 20°259 m11.6 mi
Purtle KnobENE 65°257 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3919:5420:34
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:2116:0316:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293344556473767567564433
Precip in2.42.23.24.45.04.24.23.23.53.33.32.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/709524858

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