Grindstone Nature Area
Grindstone Nature Area is a park in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Capen Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 71.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Capen Park: 0.4 mi
- Waters-Moss Memorial Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- Sterling W. Wyatt Park: 0.8 mi
- Highpointe Park: 1.0 mi
- Rock Quarry Park: 1.1 mi
- Untitled: 1.0 mi
- Urania: 1.2 mi
- Tiger: 1.3 mi
- Family Unity: 1.3 mi
- Inert Stabile: 1.4 mi
- Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Three Creeks Conservation Area: 6.1 mi
- Boone County Nature School: 6.4 mi
- Schnabel Woods Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Kuhlman Court: 1.3 mi
- Engineers' Shamrock: 1.5 mi
- War Memorial for Engineers: 1.6 mi
- Courthouse Columns: 1.9 mi
- WWI Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 1.2 mi
- Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 1.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
- Healing Garden: 1.6 mi
- Museum of Anthropology: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Art & Archaeology: 1.3 mi
- Walters-Boone County Historic Museum: 1.8 mi
- Friends of Rocheport Historic Museum: 14.0 mi
- Auto World Museum: 19.9 mi
- Burr Oak: 8.2 mi
- Boathenge: 8.4 mi
- Shryocks Callaway Farms: 12.7 mi
- The Peach Tree Farm: 15.0 mi
- Historical Exhibit: 23.4 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Rothwell Park Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- The Beach: 8.5 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 22.4 mi
- Rollins Spring: 1.2 mi
- Gum Spring: 10.6 mi
- Big Spring: 14.5 mi
- Mill Site Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Big Manitou Bluffs: 11.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.3 mi
- Sled Hill: 1.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.3 mi
- Stephens Lake Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 11.2 mi
- Boonesborough: 9.5 mi
- Landmark: 16.8 mi
- Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 22.1 mi
- Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grindstone Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacles | N 358° | 212 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia U OF M, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel161 obs
- Amur honeysuckle156 obs
- Wingstem136 obs
- Monarch102 obs
- American sycamore99 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle98 obs
- Eastern Cottontail96 obs
- Western Honey Bee96 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/109103507
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