Hot Springs Confederate Monument
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Hot Springs Confederate Monument is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Ouachita Pinnacle stands 595 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Landmark Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway runs past it. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Hot Springs Confederate Monument is located in Landmark Plaza in central Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a marble representation of a Confederate Army soldier, manufactured by the McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia. The figure is 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base 12 feet (3.7 m) tall and 6 feet square. The monument was placed in 1934 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and was the last Confederate monument placed in one of Arkansas' major cities. Lynchings took place at the site in the decades before its construction. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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Wikidata Q22022697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Goat Rock Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Short Mountain Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Landmark Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Craighead Parklet: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park and Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Kenneth Adair Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Arlington Lawn: 0.5 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 0.9 mi
- North Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.8 mi
- West Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Blowout Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Garvan Gardens Falls: 5.2 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Blocker Creek Cascade: 17.9 mi
- Twist Cascade: 23.6 mi
- Forked Mountain Falls: 24.0 mi
- Gangster Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Galaxy Connection: 0.4 mi
- Mid-America Science Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hot Spring County Museum: 17.0 mi
- Tiny Town: 0.8 mi
- Evans Children's Adventure Garden: 5.0 mi
- Garvan Woodland Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Iron Springs Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
- Thermal Water Jug Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.5 mi
- Jessieville CCC Camp: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hot Springs Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Pinnacle | NNW 328° | 595 m | 18.2 mi |
| Smith Pinnacle | N 4° | 571 m | 18.2 mi |
| Barton Mountain | N 4° | 571 m | 18.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNW 340° | 547 m | 19.6 mi |
| Powell Mountain | NW 318° | 547 m | 24.4 mi |
| Angling Pinnacle | NNE 15° | 530 m | 19.1 mi |
| Locust Mountain | NNW 345° | 519 m | 20.8 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | NNE 16° | 518 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs 1 NNE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 96000457OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Hot Springs Confederate Monument, reference 96000457, listed 04/26/96.
OpenStreetMap element node/4466853411
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