Benjamin Crowley Monument
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
- On the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
- 42.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crowley's Ridge State Park: 0.3 mi
- Lake Frierson State Park: 5.6 mi
- Center Hill Park: 6.2 mi
- Reynolds Park: 7.6 mi
- Francis Bland Park: 7.7 mi
- 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
- Paragould War Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Arch: 14.2 mi
- Bookout Plaza: 14.4 mi
- Iron Mountain Depot Restoration: 16.4 mi
- Veterans Appreciation Stone Slab: 18.2 mi
- Carter Point: 18.8 mi
- Sore Eye Point: 19.4 mi
- High Point: 19.8 mi
- Roach Point: 19.9 mi
- Cypress Point: 24.3 mi
- Tiago: 14.1 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 14.5 mi
- Guitar Walk: 16.5 mi
- Frierson Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Scatter Creek: 10.1 mi
- High Point: 16.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.4 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 19.5 mi
- Caboose: 10.0 mi
- Paulding: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NW 312° | 139 m | 24.3 mi |
| High Point | NW 321° | 78 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paragould 1S, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12633513405
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