Ghost town · Arkansas
Lancaster
Lancaster is a ghost town in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Pilot Knob stands 711 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Parley P. Pratt Memorial and Gravesite, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Pig Trail Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
ghost town in Arkansas
How to reach it
Coordinates35.57036, -94.22743
- 22.1 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Rock: 2.2 mi
- Winn Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Winset Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Locust Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Rudy Park: 3.8 mi
- Lake Alma Park: 4.6 mi
- Alma Walking Trail: 5.2 mi
- Mountainburg City Park: 5.5 mi
- Blasingame Soccer Complex: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Parley P. Pratt Memorial and Gravesite: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Van Buren Confederate Monument: 11.9 mi
- Spirit of the American Doughboy: 13.1 mi
- CCC Fireplace: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- McWater Falls: 4.6 mi
- Natural Dam Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Artist Point Falls: 11.6 mi
- Devil's Canyon Falls: 11.8 mi
- Devil's Canyon Jr Falls: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 10
- Historic Homesteads: 4.2 mi
- Guardhouse: 16.9 mi
- Officers' Quarters: 17.0 mi
- Officers' Garden: 17.0 mi
- Barracks-Courthouse-Jail: 17.0 mi
Museums: 9
- United States Marshals Museum: 16.3 mi
- Clayton House: 16.5 mi
- Fort Smith Regional Art Museum: 16.8 mi
- Fort Smith Museum of HIstory: 16.9 mi
- Fort Smith Trolley Museum: 17.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Maddux Spring: 10.8 mi
- Shepherd Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mullers Spring: 15.0 mi
- Sand Spring: 15.2 mi
- Fugit Springs: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Brentwood: 21.4 mi
- Ozark Rest Area – Eastbound: 21.4 mi
- Ozark Rest Area - Westbound: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 2
- NUMA Bronze Statue: 15.4 mi
- The Flower Tower: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bekaert Garden: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Star Bluff: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Lancaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | ENE 59° | 711 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bowles Mountain | ENE 57° | 707 m | 18.3 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NE 50° | 703 m | 19.5 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | ENE 61° | 701 m | 17.4 mi |
| Government Knob | NE 42° | 697 m | 15.6 mi |
| Potato Knob Mountain | ENE 58° | 687 m | 20.9 mi |
| Henderson Mountain | NE 35° | 683 m | 17.5 mi |
| Wakefield Mountain | NE 40° | 679 m | 15.2 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 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:29 | 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, 7 mi away.
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