Ghost town · Arkansas
Mount Olive
Mount Olive is a ghost town in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Round Top stands 275 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nashville City Park, a park 2.3 miles away. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
ghost town in Howard County, Arkansas
How to reach it
Coordinates33.94940, -93.90690
66 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 39
- Nashville City Park: 2.3 mi
- Cottonshed Landing Use Area: 11.4 mi
- Jack Clawson Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- Crater of Diamonds State Park: 14.5 mi
- Murfreesboro City Park: 14.7 mi
Peaks: 12
- Steele Hill: 10.7 mi
- West Hill: 14.4 mi
- Middle Hill: 14.5 mi
- East Hill: 14.6 mi
- Twin Knobs: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Plaster Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Hinds Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Bell Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Shepherd Bluff: 20.3 mi
Museums: 6
- Ka-Do-Ha Indian Village Museum: 13.3 mi
- Black History Museum: 17.6 mi
- Print Museum: 17.6 mi
- B.W. Edwards Weapons Museum: 17.6 mi
- Klipsch Museum of Audio History: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Panther Bluff Falls: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Olive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | NNE 29° | 275 m | 22.7 mi |
| Skelton Mountain | NE 38° | 274 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 13° | 271 m | 19.7 mi |
| Funderburk Mountain | NE 44° | 253 m | 20.5 mi |
| Beacon Hill | NE 37° | 234 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mill Mountain | NE 35° | 224 m | 17.8 mi |
| Dynamite Hill | NE 39° | 224 m | 17.9 mi |
| Twin Knobs | ENE 67° | 176 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
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 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashville, 4 mi away.
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