Historic site · Arkansas
Valor The Bear
Valor The Bear is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Shinall Mountain stands 320 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is World War II Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013-05
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates35.07811, -92.45469
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Conway Station Park: 0.7 mi
- Laurel Park: 0.9 mi
- Glenrock walking/dog park: 0.9 mi
- Simon Park: 1.1 mi
- Pompe Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Blaney Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sturgis Hill: 3.5 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Jefferson Mountain: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 36
- Electric Alley: 1.2 mi
- Love All Creatures: 20.8 mi
- Bottled Nature: 21.0 mi
- Use Your Brain: 21.4 mi
- AR Symbols: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
- World War II Memorial: 0.0 mi
- All Wars Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Champion Willow Oak: 0.1 mi
- Jerry Cooper: 0.8 mi
- Liz Snipan-Rogers: 0.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Faulkner County Museum: 1.0 mi
- Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society: 12.6 mi
- Depot Museum: 17.2 mi
- Arkansas National Guard Museum: 20.0 mi
- Perry County Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Jewel Moore Nature Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Camp Robinson Special Use Area (SUA): 9.1 mi
- Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Pin Oak Break: 13.4 mi
- Cato Point: 14.7 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Mansfield Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Millie Bluff: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Giant Sawdust Pile: 15.5 mi
- Over-the-Jumps Carousel: 24.0 mi
- Hoga (YT-146): 24.9 mi
- USS Razorback: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- 110 Building Master Naturalist Garden: 2.3 mi
- Arkansas Arboretum: 16.7 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mallet Town: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pavilion 1: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Quapaw Mineral Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Valor The Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinall Mountain | S 187° | 320 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | S 186° | 308 m | 16.4 mi |
| High Point | SSW 200° | 249 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pigeon Roost Mountain | SW 216° | 248 m | 19.0 mi |
| Kenney Mountain | SW 230° | 246 m | 11.6 mi |
| Ketchel Mountain | SSW 208° | 235 m | 17.7 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | S 188° | 230 m | 7.1 mi |
| Goodson Mountain | SSW 204° | 228 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conway, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13952868144
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