Garvan Woodland Gardens
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Garvan Woodland Gardens is an attraction in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Ouachita Pinnacle stands 595 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Children's Adventure Garden, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Garvan Woodland Gardens is a 210-acre (85 ha) botanical garden and woodland garden located at 550 Arkridge Road, approximately 6 miles from Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. Owned by the University of Arkansas, it has the stated mission of education, research and public service. For an admission fee, it is open daily, except on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and the month of January. Garvan Woodland Gardens is situated on a woodland peninsula with 4.5 miles (7 km) of shoreline on Lake Hamilton. It features rocky inclines reminiscent of the surrounding Ouachita Mountains, floral landscapes, streams, and waterfalls in a natural woodland setting, plus the fifth-ranked Garden of the Pine Wind Japanese Garden with Japanese maples and tree peonies, a conifer border, and various flower and rock gardens. Its collections display hundreds of rare shrubs and trees, including camellias, magnolias, roses and more than 160 different types of azaleas.
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What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Rock Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Short Mountain Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Entergy Park: 1.4 mi
- Kimery Park: 3.5 mi
- Kimberly Lane Park: 3.5 mi
- Hollywood Park: 3.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 4.0 mi
- Trap Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Shinn Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 5.6 mi
- West Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Hot Springs Confederate Monument: 5.0 mi
- Centurium: 21.4 mi
- Holly Grove: 21.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Ouachita Tiger: 21.5 mi
- The Galaxy Connection: 4.8 mi
- Gangster Museum: 5.3 mi
- Mid-America Science Museum: 6.6 mi
- Hot Spring County Museum: 14.4 mi
- Garvan Gardens Falls: 0.2 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Blocker Creek Cascade: 22.4 mi
- Evans Children's Adventure Garden: 0.0 mi
- Tiny Town: 5.6 mi
- Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Iron Springs Recreation Area: 22.6 mi
- Thermal Water Jug Fountain: 5.3 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garvan Woodland Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Pinnacle | NNW 334° | 595 m | 22.7 mi |
| Smith Pinnacle | N 3° | 571 m | 23.2 mi |
| Barton Mountain | N 3° | 571 m | 23.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNW 343° | 547 m | 24.4 mi |
| Angling Pinnacle | NNE 12° | 530 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 327° | 511 m | 23.0 mi |
| Deckard Mountain | N 349° | 489 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wolf Pinnacle | NNE 18° | 464 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs Asos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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