Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is a park in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Fair Grove Mound stands 438 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bloody Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 8.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 27.1 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: 0.7 mi
- Butterfield Stage Park: 2.7 mi
- Trail of Tears Park: 2.8 mi
- Miller Park: 3.2 mi
- Miller Park: 3.2 mi
- Ray House: 0.9 mi
- Missouri Institute of Natural Science: 4.5 mi
- NRA National Sporting Arms Museum: 8.5 mi
- Springfield Art Museum: 9.6 mi
- History Museum on the Square: 10.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- Hosta Garden: 6.7 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden: 7.1 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 9.6 mi
- Possum Trot: 8.3 mi
- Lawing: 17.9 mi
- Emmett: 20.7 mi
- Eaudevie: 21.1 mi
- Velsor: 21.3 mi
- World's Largest Fork: 5.8 mi
- Major General Sterling Price: 9.6 mi
- Sun Target II: 9.7 mi
- Big Kraft Macaroni: 10.6 mi
- Drury Panther Statue: 10.8 mi
- Garrison Spring & Gardens: 13.1 mi
- Brown Spring: 17.0 mi
- Cash Spring: 19.0 mi
- Olie Lasley Spring: 19.9 mi
- Gum Spring: 22.2 mi
- 1984: 10.1 mi
- East Saint Louis Street: 11.1 mi
- Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds: 12.3 mi
- Fantastic Caverns: 13.5 mi
- Spencer's Gas Station: 17.2 mi
- Bloody Hill: 0.6 mi
- Hooten Hill: 11.8 mi
- Sand Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Fair Grove Mound: 23.4 mi
- Pearl Creek Farm: 18.5 mi
- Fellows Lake Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area: 18.8 mi
- Little Sac Woods Conservation Area: 20.3 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 6.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Living Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Truck Parking: 17.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 17.5 mi
- Devils Wash Pan: 18.8 mi
- Cuba Bluff: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove Mound | NE 37° | 438 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hooten Hill | S 177° | 390 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bloody Hill | NNW 335° | 383 m | 0.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NNW 337° | 369 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield WBO, 9 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer15 obs
- purple passionflower9 obs
- Wingstem8 obs
- Hackberry Emperor7 obs
- Carolina horsenettle6 obs
- wild bergamot6 obs
- eastern black walnut5 obs
- rose vervain5 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.
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