Shields Hill

Shields Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shields Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Shields Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.33724, -93.41576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shields Hill

• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~19 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~20 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~54 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pershing State Park · sanctuary · Linn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~68 km · Must-see
• Walt Disney Hometown Museum · museum · Linn · ~73 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake Dam · lake · Carroll · ~7 km
• Carroll County Historical Museum · museum · Carroll · ~8 km
• Old Armoury · fort · Carroll · ~11 km
• Head Start · fort · Carroll · ~11 km
• Hilton Lake Dam · lake · Carroll · ~12 km
• Carrollton Recreation Lake Dam · lake · Carroll · ~12 km
• Griffin Lake Dam · lake · Carroll · ~13 km
• Fish Lake · lake · Saline · ~16 km
• Gumbo Point Archeological Site · fort · Saline · ~16 km
• Old Fort · fort · Saline · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shields Hill

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• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~121 km · Must-see
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• Block Limestone Outcrop - stream · viewpoint · Jackson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Raytown Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~122 km · Must-see

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