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William O. Darby

William O. Darby from directly overhead

William O. Darby is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Lockard Mountain stands 552 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cisterna Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Inscription
Original Commander of the U.S. Army Rangers "Onward we stagger and if the tanks come, may God help the tanks" Dedicated April 30th, 2016

How to reach it

Coordinates35.38476, -94.42114

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 19
  • Mother Mary Teresa Farrell: 0.2 mi
  • John Carnall: 0.2 mi
  • Mother Mary Teresa Farrell, R.S.M.: 0.2 mi
  • John Carnall: 0.2 mi
  • Judge Isaac C. Parker: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 11
Museums: 8
Artworks: 2
  • NUMA Bronze Statue: 2.8 mi
  • The Flower Tower: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bekaert Garden: 5.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of William O. Darby. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lockard MountainNNE 26°552 m21.3 mi
Grassy MountainNNE 26°508 m19.3 mi
Locust MountainNNE 30°505 m20.0 mi
Big Round MountainNNW 342°493 m18.9 mi
Bald KnobNNE 18°492 m20.7 mi
Lick MountainN 350°469 m19.6 mi
Chinkapin KnobN 1°442 m21.2 mi
Pine MountainN 10°431 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice06:0419:5920:37
September equinox07:0618:4319:16
December solstice07:2416:3017:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404554627079838275645243
Precip in2.92.73.94.95.64.63.43.64.04.43.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Smith Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11188985326

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