Reader Hill

Reader 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 Reader 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 Reader Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.00003, -93.83994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Reader Hill

• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pomme De Terre State Park Marina · lake · Hickory · ~60 km · Must-see
• Stockton Lake · lake · Dade · ~63 km · Must-see
• Clubhouse Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~5 km
• Eby Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~14 km
• Hagen Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~14 km
• Buzzard Bluff · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~14 km
• Cave Hill · cave · Cedar · ~18 km
• Dorman Lake Dam · lake · Cedar · ~19 km
• Grass Hill · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~20 km
• Boswell Bluff · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~28 km
• Caplinger Mills Dam · lake · Cedar · ~29 km
• Maus Lake · lake · Vernon · ~30 km
• Ice Water Cave · cave · St. Clair · ~30 km
• Cedar Point · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Reader Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Reader Hill

• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sawmill Hollow · viewpoint · Morgan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Brewner Hollow · viewpoint · Morgan · ~103 km · Must-see
• Danceyard Hollow · viewpoint · Dallas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~132 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~137 km · Must-see
• Bowler Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~137 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Group above, Pleasanton Group below · viewpoint · Jackson · ~143 km · Must-see
• Knobtown Sandstone at trail level · viewpoint · Jackson · ~144 km · Must-see

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