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Reservable Picnic Area

Reservable Picnic Area from directly overhead

Reservable Picnic Area is a picnic site in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens Lake Park Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 70 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Columbia

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95238, -92.30876

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stephens Lake Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lions-Stephens Park: 0.4 mi
  • Clyde Wilson Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Paquin Park: 0.8 mi
  • Field Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 45
  • Lookout Point: 0.1 mi
  • Nexus: 0.2 mi
  • Labyrinth: 0.4 mi
  • Bathers: 0.6 mi
  • Tidal Mumur: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Gardens: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • Courthouse Columns: 1.1 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Kuhlman Court: 1.1 mi
  • Engineers' Shamrock: 1.2 mi
  • War Memorial for Engineers: 1.2 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 6
  • Burr Oak: 9.1 mi
  • Boathenge: 10.1 mi
  • Shryocks Callaway Farms: 12.2 mi
  • The Peach Tree Farm: 15.4 mi
  • Historical Exhibit: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rollins Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Gum Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Stephens Lake Park Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sled Hill: 0.2 mi
  • The Pinnacles: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 22.5 mi
  • Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnaclesN 357°212 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566675797869584635
Precip in2.42.33.24.85.25.14.64.14.33.53.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia U OF M, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12681272707

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