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Benjamin Crowley Monument

Benjamin Crowley Monument from directly overhead

Benjamin Crowley Monument is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Sand Hill stands 139 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Crowley's Ridge State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Crowley's Ridge Parkway runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Monument at the burial place of Benjamin Crowley

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
BENJAMIN CROWLEY | 1758 - 1842 | THE MAN FOR WHOM | CROWLEY'S RIDGE IS NAMED

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04610, -90.66370

Named places within 25 miles

Museums: 7
  • Greene County Museum Inc: 9.0 mi
  • Arkansas State University Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Wings of Honor Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Hoxie First Stand Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Buffalo Island Museum: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Tiago: 14.1 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 14.5 mi
  • Guitar Walk: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Peaks: 2
  • High Point: 16.8 mi
  • Sand Hill: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Butterfly Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Caboose: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benjamin Crowley Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillNW 312°139 m24.3 mi
High PointNW 321°78 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4719:4520:24
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1016:1316:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150606978807972614940
Precip in3.94.04.95.25.13.64.23.83.34.44.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paragould 1S, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12633513405

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