Picnic site · Missouri

Large Stag Island

Large Stag Island from directly overhead

Large Stag Island is a picnic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sterling Landing, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 3.3 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.08430, -90.69381

3.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
8.0 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
14.0 mi off the Great River Road, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Titus Hollow Public Access Area: 2.5 mi
Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
Batchtown State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 3.0 mi
Mortland Island State Fish and Waterfowl Man: 5.0 mi
Winfield Access: 5.5 mi

Peaks46

Franklin Hill: 3.8 mi
Plummer Hill: 4.3 mi
Sugar Loaf: 4.9 mi
Gaske Hill: 5.1 mi
Kintown Hill: 5.3 mi

Cliffs13

Goat Cliff: 10.7 mi
Wide Giant City: 12.4 mi
Tiny Giant City: 12.4 mi
Little Giant City: 12.5 mi
Shelter Bluff: 12.6 mi

Nature reserves12

Sandy Island: 4.0 mi
Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
Prairie Slough Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
David Kessler Memorial Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
Lincoln Hills Natural Area: 13.4 mi

Springs11

Cave Spring: 5.0 mi
Clay Spring: 9.5 mi
Twin Springs: 11.0 mi
Artesian Spring: 12.5 mi
Spring: 12.6 mi

Historic sites9

Veterans Memorial Walk: 19.6 mi
Elsah Soldiers: 20.0 mi
NGS Monument SC 03: 20.6 mi
Cancer Awareness Memorial: 21.1 mi
St Jude Dream Home 2017: 23.0 mi

Ghost towns8

Sterling Landing: 2.0 mi
Burr Oak: 4.1 mi
Firma: 13.5 mi
Owen: 14.7 mi
Wilkie: 20.8 mi

Museums6

Center for American Archeology Museum: 15.4 mi
Missouri Wing: 17.7 mi
Jerseyville County Historical Society: 19.7 mi
Alumni House/Museum: 23.2 mi
Saint Charles Heritage Museum: 24.2 mi

Artworks6

Winneberge Wheel: 15.6 mi
Two Girls Playing: 15.9 mi
Mary the Turtle: 16.1 mi
Blancette: 22.8 mi
Lewis and Clark Statue: 24.1 mi

Picnic sites5

Waterfalls4

Falls: 12.4 mi
Sierra Falls: 13.9 mi
Falls: 17.3 mi
Falls: 17.3 mi

Attractions4

Raging Rivers Water Park: 17.2 mi
Our Lady of the Way Shrine: 20.0 mi
Katy Trail Completion Bell: 23.1 mi
Half court basketball: 23.7 mi

Gardens3

Mushroom Farm: 14.3 mi
Rau Garden: 22.8 mi
Community Garden: 23.7 mi

Beaches1

Incline Village Beach: 20.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Large Stag Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buffalo Knob	NW 305°	305 m	23.8 mi
Springston Knob	NW 308°	280 m	17.9 mi
Tedlock Knob	NW 307°	275 m	18.1 mi
Ben Watts Knob	NW 315°	275 m	19.1 mi
Tucker Knob	SE 125°	268 m	12.2 mi
Long Knob	NW 320°	267 m	24.8 mi
Dale Knob	NW 311°	263 m	17.4 mi
Tower Knob	NW 323°	259 m	21.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:07	18:40	19:15
June solstice	05:38	19:53	20:33
September equinox	06:51	18:26	19:02
December solstice	07:19	16:02	16:44

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	29	33	44	55	64	73	76	75	67	56	44	33
Precip in	2.4	2.2	3.2	4.4	5.0	4.2	4.2	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.3	2.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12549781500

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