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Elm Springs Civil War monument

Elm Springs Civil War monument from directly overhead

Elm Springs Civil War monument is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Lingebaugh Mountain stands 652 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is ELM SPRINGS IN THE CIVIL WAR, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

Spring in Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34973088, matched on coordinates and name (240 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
ELM SPRINGS A half block west across the street is the big spring that gave the town its name. Tents of the 16th Arkansas Infantry covered the campus of the academy to the east near the head of Brush Creek during the winter of 1861-62. Dr. M.D. Steele's

How to reach it

Coordinates36.20644, -94.23490

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Callahan Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Fitzgerald Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Webber Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Lower Round Top: 8.6 mi
  • Twin Mountains: 8.9 mi
Parks: 59
  • Steele-Stevens Heritage Park: 0.0 mi
  • Elm Springs City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Shaw Family Park: 1.5 mi
  • Harry Sbanotto Park: 2.2 mi
  • Ross Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 54
Gardens: 41
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Elm Spring: 0.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Greathouse Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Brentwood: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Elm Springs Civil War monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lingebaugh MountainSSE652 m20.2 mi
Bloyd MountainSSE620 m20.0 mi
Snyder MountainSSE602 m18.7 mi
Robinson MountainSSE574 m15.5 mi
White Oak MountainSSE572 m16.7 mi
Kessler MountainS565 m12.9 mi
West MountainS560 m20.2 mi
Fraker MountainS555 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice06:0120:0020:38
September equinox07:0618:4219:15
December solstice07:2516:2717:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150586675797971594940
Precip in2.52.23.55.05.94.34.23.33.94.03.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville Springdale NW AR, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5173772838

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