University of Missouri Ashland Wildlife Research Area
University of Missouri Ashland Wildlife Research Area is a park in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 237 m. Grapevine Hill stands 232 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashland City Park, a park 3.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 74 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 237 m
How to reach it
- 73.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 108.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ashland City Park: 3.7 mi
- Charles W Green State Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- New Bloomfield City Park: 6.2 mi
- Holts Summit Park: 8.5 mi
- Hibernia Station Park: 8.5 mi
- Network: 12.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 12.4 mi
- Sonny Liston Portrait: 12.9 mi
- In Gratitude: 13.5 mi
- US Army Tank: 13.7 mi
- Boone County Nature School: 7.0 mi
- Hart Creek Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Three Creeks Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Hartsburg Access: 8.4 mi
- Earthquake Hollow Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Louisiana Purchase Monument: 12.3 mi
- Missouri Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Cole County War Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 14.6 mi
- Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 14.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 14.6 mi
- Darwin and Axie Hindman Discovery Garden: 14.7 mi
- Council Circle: 14.7 mi
- Walters-Boone County Historic Museum: 11.6 mi
- Missouri State Museum: 12.3 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Museum: 12.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial & Museum: 14.5 mi
- Westminster Women's History Museum: 14.5 mi
- Boathenge: 11.0 mi
- Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours: 12.5 mi
- Missouri State Penitentiary Tours: 12.8 mi
- Shryocks Callaway Farms: 15.0 mi
- Cote Sans Dessin: 16.2 mi
- Boonesborough: 15.4 mi
- Cote Sans Dessein: 16.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.9 mi
- Lisletown: 20.9 mi
- Decatur: 24.2 mi
- The Beach: 10.9 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 12.1 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Rothwell Park Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Mill Site Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Big Manitou Bluffs: 21.8 mi
- Rollins Spring: 14.2 mi
- Gum Spring: 21.8 mi
- Sled Hill: 14.6 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 22.0 mi
- Stephens Lake Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of University of Missouri Ashland Wildlife Research Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine Hill | SSE 147° | 232 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
- northern maidenhair fern9 obs
- eastern leatherwood9 obs
- Christmas fern9 obs
- Virginia bluebells7 obs
- wild comfrey7 obs
- Three-toed Box Turtle7 obs
- spring blue-eyed Mary6 obs
- four-leaved milkweed6 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 node/358065224
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