The Little Rock
The Little Rock is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Moss Mountain stands 337 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. Great River Road passes 62 miles off.
A portion of the adjacent "The Little Rock" stone outcrop with a plaque recording the landmark's history. The memorial itself was previously located on the grounds of the Little Rock City Hall.
What the record says
- Built
- 1932
What to expect
How to reach it
- 61.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Whimsical Notes: 0.0 mi
- Twisted Circle: 0.0 mi
- The Center: 0.0 mi
- Bust of Pulaski: 0.1 mi
- Plane Folding: 0.1 mi
- RIverfront East: 0.1 mi
- Julius Breckling Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden: 0.2 mi
- Riverfront West: 0.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Big Rock Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Picron Hill: 3.6 mi
- Allis Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Ermentraudt Mountain: 5.3 mi
- South Mountain: 6.5 mi
- The Little Rock: 0.0 mi
- Henry Thoreua Quote: 0.1 mi
- David O. Dodd Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Memorial to Company A: 0.7 mi
- Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Musuem of Discovery: 0.1 mi
- Historic Arkansas Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old State House: 0.3 mi
- William J Clinton Presidential Library: 0.5 mi
- MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History: 0.7 mi
- The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center: 0.2 mi
- USS Razorback: 0.2 mi
- Hoga (YT-146): 0.2 mi
- MacArthur Visits City Park: 0.8 mi
- Arkansas State Fairgrounds: 2.4 mi
- William E. "Bill" Clark Wetlands: 0.4 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park: 13.5 mi
- Holland Bottoms WMA: 15.2 mi
- Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- The Bernice Garden: 1.0 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Arkansas Arboretum: 13.5 mi
- 110 Building Master Naturalist Garden: 24.1 mi
- Cato Point: 13.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.8 mi
- White Bluff: 24.1 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Eastbound: 16.5 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Westbound: 16.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 5.2 mi
- Quapaw Mineral Spring: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of The Little Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Mountain | WNW 284° | 337 m | 23.6 mi |
| Fall Mountain | WNW 284° | 332 m | 24.6 mi |
| Shinall Mountain | WNW 285° | 320 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | WNW 297° | 308 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 284° | 295 m | 23.9 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | WNW 284° | 280 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | WNW 284° | 277 m | 12.6 mi |
| Ball Mountain | W 274° | 251 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Rock AP Adams FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12636328930
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- Little Rock · 4 mi
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