Coal Miner's Memorial
Coal Miner's Memorial is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Sugar Loaf Mountain stands 781 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Burgess Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.
The Coal Miner's Memorial remembers the many coal miners who died working in the coal mines in Greenwood, features a statue, and engraved list of miners who died.
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Skinner Hill: 2.1 mi
- Short Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Donahue Mountain: 2.6 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Griffith Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Burgess Park: 0.0 mi
- Town Square: 0.1 mi
- Winford Junction: 0.4 mi
- Sebastian County Fairgrounds: 0.8 mi
- Ossie Louise Park: 1.1 mi
- Farmer's Bank Centennial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- City of Bonanza Monument: 9.6 mi
- SURVEY Monument: 14.6 mi
- Judge Isaac C. Parker: 15.0 mi
- Mother Mary Teresa Farrell, R.S.M.: 15.0 mi
- Chaffee Barbershop Museum: 7.4 mi
- Belle Museum & Chapel: 13.4 mi
- Fort Smith Regional Art Museum: 14.9 mi
- Clayton House: 15.6 mi
- Fort Smith Trolley Museum: 15.6 mi
- World's Largest Christmas Pickle: 8.3 mi
- Gallows: 15.7 mi
- Visitor Center: 15.7 mi
- Barracks-Courthouse-Jail: 15.7 mi
- Guardhouse: 15.8 mi
- The Flower Tower: 8.3 mi
- NUMA Bronze Statue: 13.5 mi
- Welcome to Waldron Mural: 23.4 mi
- Slate Falls: 15.8 mi
- Belle Star Cave Falls: 15.9 mi
- McWater Falls: 20.4 mi
- Big Creek Narrows: 6.2 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Elm Park Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Bekaert Garden: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Coal Miner's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | SW 223° | 781 m | 17.7 mi |
| Poteau Mountain | SSW 201° | 775 m | 18.5 mi |
| Oklahoma High Top | SW 214° | 727 m | 24.0 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | SE 133° | 674 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | S 177° | 648 m | 17.0 mi |
| Midland Peak | SW 219° | 640 m | 14.0 mi |
| East Poteau Mountain | SSE 162° | 614 m | 17.1 mi |
| Oklahoma Peak | SW 224° | 609 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Smith Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4337243512
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