Ghost town · Arkansas
Racket Ridge
Racket Ridge is a ghost town in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 406 m. Walker Mountain stands 647 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gulf Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 23 miles off.
ghost town in Van Buren County, Arkansas
How to reach it
Coordinates35.54670, -92.64610
- 23.2 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gulf Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Egger Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- John Mountain Falls: 8.3 mi
- Ladderbucket Falls: 8.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lizard Log Falls: 9.3 mi
- Iris Falls: 9.5 mi
Parks: 20
- Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Main Street Park: 11.2 mi
- Archey Fork Park: 11.3 mi
- Choctaw Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Bayou Bluff Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Molten Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Nolan Point: 15.7 mi
- Gower Point: 15.7 mi
- Henderson Point: 17.8 mi
- Salt Cave Bluff: 19.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Van Buren County Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Shirley Centennial Museum: 19.9 mi
- Ozark Heritage Arts Center: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Mallet Town: 20.1 mi
- Harness: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Devil’s Backbone Road Cut—Geology: 24.1 mi
- Moore CCC Camp: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Racket Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Mountain | NW 305° | 647 m | 14.9 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WNW 300° | 630 m | 14.3 mi |
| Alread Hill | NW 310° | 626 m | 15.0 mi |
| Reves Knob | NNW 338° | 618 m | 13.5 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | WSW 256° | 614 m | 14.6 mi |
| Evans Mountain | WSW 252° | 594 m | 12.4 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | WSW 259° | 563 m | 15.2 mi |
| Armstead Mountain | W 279° | 562 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dennard 10 WSW, 12 mi away.
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