Attraction · Arkansas
Riverside International Speedway
Riverside International Speedway is an attraction in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. The nearest named place is Franklin Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Great River Road runs past it.
1/4 mile race track, established in 1949.
The story
1/4 mile dirt oval outside Memphis, Tennessee
Wikidata Q19987830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates35.14383, -90.13526
- On the Great River Road, National
- 159.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 33.2 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beale Street Landing · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Franklin Park: 1.2 mi
- Horton Park: 1.5 mi
- Hightower Park: 1.9 mi
- High Tower Park: 1.9 mi
- Willie Mae Rowe Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Yellow Fever Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Memphis Martyrs: 3.8 mi
- Ashburn-Coppock Park: 4.0 mi
- James A. Hyter, Ol Man River: 4.0 mi
- Tom Lee (1885-1952): 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Mississippi River Model Walk: 4.3 mi
- Mississippi River Model Walk: 4.3 mi
- Memphis Riverboats: 4.3 mi
- Mississippi River Model Walk: 4.3 mi
- Mississippi River Model Walk: 4.3 mi
Museums: 28
- The Metal Museum: 3.7 mi
- Blues Hall of Fame: 4.4 mi
- National Civil Rights Museum: 4.4 mi
- The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange: 4.6 mi
- Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 18
- Desoto Woods FootPath: 15.8 mi
- West Junction shore: 22.3 mi
- West Snake Beach: 22.4 mi
- West Potato Beach: 22.5 mi
- West Houston shore beach: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 13
- Whirl: 4.3 mi
- Upstander: 4.4 mi
- Elvis Presley: 4.6 mi
- I Have Been to the Mountaintop: 4.6 mi
- Danny Thomas and Child: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Ducks Unlimited Park: 3.3 mi
- Audubon Park: 12.8 mi
- Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge: 14.9 mi
- Lichterman Nature Center: 15.8 mi
- Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Clara Conway Memorial Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Fisher Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Meditation Garden: 9.3 mi
- Emeriti Grove: 11.3 mi
- Dixon Gardens: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chickasaw Bluff Number Four: 4.5 mi
- Chickasaw Bluff Number Three: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hopefield: 3.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 10.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Memphis, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/535765972
Day trips start here
- West Memphis · 3 mi
- Memphis · 5 mi
- Marion · 6 mi
- Bartlett · 15 mi
- Southaven · 15 mi
- Olive Branch · 21 mi
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