Conway Confederate Monument
Conway Confederate Monument is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Pinnacle Mountain stands 308 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Faulkner County Courthouse Anchor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Conway Confederate Monument stands on the lawn of the Faulkner County Courthouse, east of the junction of Robinson Avenue and Center Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a stone obelisk, 200 inches (5.1 m) in height, with a square base 45 inches (1.1 m) on each side. The east face bears the inscription "1861-65 / (carving of crossed flags) / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY / OF OWR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS / THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE / ERECTED BY / ROBERT E. LEE CHAPTER / NO. 718 U.D.C. / OCT. 1925". The monument was funded by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and was dedicated in 1925. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1925.
Wikidata Q23074191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Simon Park: 0.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Square: 0.4 mi
- Pine Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Laurel Park: 0.8 mi
- Conway Station Park: 0.9 mi
- Blaney Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sturgis Hill: 3.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Jefferson Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Electric Alley: 0.2 mi
- Love All Creatures: 21.1 mi
- Bottled Nature: 21.4 mi
- Bayou Meto Art Drain: 21.9 mi
- Use Your Brain: 22.2 mi
- Faulkner County Courthouse Anchor: 0.0 mi
- Liz Snipan-Rogers: 0.8 mi
- Jerry Cooper: 0.8 mi
- Candy Jones: 0.8 mi
- Champion Willow Oak: 0.9 mi
- Jewel Moore Nature Reserve: 1.5 mi
- Camp Robinson Special Use Area (SUA): 9.3 mi
- Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park: 17.4 mi
- Pin Oak Break: 12.8 mi
- Cato Point: 14.7 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Mansfield Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Millie Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Faulkner County Museum: 0.1 mi
- Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 13.5 mi
- Depot Museum: 17.6 mi
- Arkansas National Guard Museum: 20.3 mi
- Perry County Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- 110 Building Master Naturalist Garden: 1.9 mi
- Arkansas Arboretum: 17.5 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Giant Sawdust Pile: 16.4 mi
- Over-the-Jumps Carousel: 24.5 mi
- Mallet Town: 13.8 mi
- Pavilion 1: 21.6 mi
- Quapaw Mineral Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Conway Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | S 188° | 308 m | 17.2 mi |
| High Point | SSW 202° | 249 m | 11.7 mi |
| Kenney Mountain | SW 229° | 246 m | 12.6 mi |
| Ketchel Mountain | SSW 209° | 235 m | 18.6 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | SSW 192° | 230 m | 8.0 mi |
| Goodson Mountain | SSW 205° | 228 m | 18.3 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SE 135° | 225 m | 9.3 mi |
| Perry Mountain | W 260° | 221 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conway, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 96000455OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Conway Confederate Monument, reference 96000455, listed 04/26/96.
OpenStreetMap element node/4721829034
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- Little Rock · 25 mi
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