Parley P. Pratt Memorial and Gravesite
Parley P. Pratt Memorial and Gravesite is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Pilot Knob stands 711 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lancaster, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. Pig Trail Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Parley Parker Pratt Apostle Missionary Author Born April 12 1802, Burlington New York Died May 13 1857 Near Alma Arkansas Member of the twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Pig Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rudy Park: 2.7 mi
- Lake Alma Park: 2.7 mi
- Alma Walking Trail: 3.3 mi
- Blasingame Soccer Complex: 4.4 mi
- Popeye's Garden: 4.5 mi
- Winn Mountain: 3.5 mi
- High Rock: 3.9 mi
- Winset Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Locust Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Van Buren Confederate Monument: 10.4 mi
- Spirit of the American Doughboy: 11.8 mi
- William O. Darby: 15.4 mi
- Mother Mary Teresa Farrell, R.S.M.: 15.5 mi
- McWater Falls: 2.6 mi
- Natural Dam Waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Devil's Canyon Falls: 12.6 mi
- Devil's Canyon Jr Falls: 12.7 mi
- Artist Point Falls: 13.4 mi
- Historic Homesteads: 2.2 mi
- Guardhouse: 15.6 mi
- Officers' Quarters: 15.6 mi
- Barracks-Courthouse-Jail: 15.6 mi
- Officers' Garden: 15.6 mi
- United States Marshals Museum: 15.0 mi
- Clayton House: 15.1 mi
- Fort Smith Regional Art Museum: 15.4 mi
- Fort Smith Museum of HIstory: 15.6 mi
- Fort Smith Trolley Museum: 15.8 mi
- Maddux Spring: 12.5 mi
- Shepherd Spring: 13.4 mi
- Mullers Spring: 16.1 mi
- Sand Spring: 16.2 mi
- Fugit Springs: 20.2 mi
- Ozark Rest Area – Eastbound: 21.1 mi
- Ozark Rest Area - Westbound: 22.0 mi
- Brentwood: 23.2 mi
- NUMA Bronze Statue: 13.8 mi
- The Flower Tower: 16.9 mi
- Star Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Big Creek Narrows: 23.7 mi
- Bekaert Garden: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Parley P. Pratt Memorial and Gravesite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NE 53° | 711 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bowles Mountain | NE 52° | 707 m | 19.4 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NE 46° | 703 m | 20.8 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | NE 55° | 701 m | 18.4 mi |
| Government Knob | NE 37° | 697 m | 17.1 mi |
| Henderson Mountain | NNE 32° | 683 m | 19.1 mi |
| Wakefield Mountain | NE 35° | 679 m | 16.7 mi |
| Weedy Rough Mountain | NNE 25° | 643 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:59 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainburg 2 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11265930244
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