Uncle Bud
Uncle Bud is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Rigdon Mountain stands 291 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Thelma Fae Smith and Curtis H. Sykes, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 63 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 62.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill: 6.9 mi
- Rodman Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 9.0 mi
- Des Arc Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Potato Hill: 10.4 mi
- Front Lawn: 0.0 mi
- First Ladies Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bison Park: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Nicholas Smith Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Bee Rock: 2.7 mi
- Mossy Point: 5.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Slick Rock Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Cracked Tree: 0.1 mi
- Total Eclipse: 0.6 mi
- Patriotic Mural: 0.7 mi
- Searcy Mural: 0.7 mi
- Bee Kind: 0.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.6 mi
- Copperas Springs: 6.7 mi
- Junk Car: 22.3 mi
- Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery: 23.9 mi
- Higginson Lake Beach: 3.5 mi
- Higginson Beach: 3.5 mi
- Taylor Bay Beach: 19.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 23.3 mi
- Cornelius Falls: 23.4 mi
- Collins Creek Cascade: 23.7 mi
- Pioneer Village: 0.9 mi
- William Carl Garner Visitor Center: 24.4 mi
- Holloway Memorial Natural Area: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Uncle Bud. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigdon Mountain | NNW 336° | 291 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bailey Mountain | N 353° | 280 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 304° | 267 m | 13.1 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | WNW 286° | 260 m | 20.1 mi |
| Wortham Hill | W 281° | 258 m | 17.4 mi |
| Starkey Hill | W 279° | 255 m | 18.8 mi |
| Warren Mountain | NNW 347° | 252 m | 22.3 mi |
| Potter Hill | WNW 285° | 243 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Searcy, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11746965998
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