Ghost town · Arkansas
Armada
Armada is a ghost town in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Denny Mountain stands 718 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cartwright Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Pig Trail Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
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How to reach it
Coordinates35.71675, -94.19548
- 20.5 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cartwright Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Kimes Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Bradford Knob: 4.5 mi
- Lockard Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Lake Ft. Smith Park: 4.6 mi
- Devil's Den State Park: 5.3 mi
- Mountainburg City Park: 5.9 mi
- Winslow Tunnel Park: 6.6 mi
- Winslow City Park: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 23
- Bekaert Garden: 21.1 mi
- Kessler Regional Bed: 21.5 mi
- White River Garden Bed: 22.7 mi
- Walker Annual Bed: 23.0 mi
- Walker Garden Berm Bed: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Artist Point Falls: 3.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.2 mi
- Dockery Gap Falls: 10.0 mi
- Devil's Canyon Falls: 10.5 mi
- Devil's Canyon Jr Falls: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
- CCC Fireplace: 5.3 mi
- Mannon Homesite: 5.8 mi
- Parley P. Pratt Memorial and Gravesite: 12.2 mi
- Battle Monument: 19.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
Museums: 6
- Methodist Mance: 17.4 mi
- Historic Cane Hill Museum: 17.4 mi
- Arkansas Air & Military Museum: 20.1 mi
- Arkansas Country Doctor Museum: 20.6 mi
- Clinton House Museum: 24.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Maddux Spring: 3.6 mi
- Shepherd Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mullers Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sand Spring: 11.5 mi
- Fugit Springs: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Historic Homesteads: 14.2 mi
- Rock House: 21.5 mi
- The Garden Room: 24.2 mi
- UARK Bowl: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Love Unites Us: 23.5 mi
- Hogg Statue: 24.4 mi
- Blue Diamonds: 24.7 mi
- The Castle: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Brentwood: 11.2 mi
- Ozark Rest Area – Eastbound: 23.6 mi
- Ozark Rest Area - Westbound: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Shaffer Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Star Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Joe Salee Bluff: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- World Peace Wetland Prairie: 23.2 mi
- Woolsey Wet Prairie: 24.2 mi
- West Side Prarie: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Armada. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Mountain | ENE 56° | 718 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 95° | 711 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bowles Mountain | E 91° | 707 m | 13.5 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | E 80° | 703 m | 13.4 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | E 97° | 701 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brannon Mountain | ENE 60° | 699 m | 15.8 mi |
| Government Knob | E 80° | 697 m | 8.8 mi |
| Boone Mountain | ENE 70° | 690 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainburg 2 NE, 5 mi away.
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