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Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial

Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial from directly overhead

Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Magazine Mountain stands 837 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bood's Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Mount Magazine Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
In Honor of the law enforcement officers who gave there lives in the ultimate sacrifice to protect citizens of Yell County. It is not how they died, but how they lived that made them hero's.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05721, -93.39308

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Danville City Park: 0.7 mi
  • AD Morris Park: 0.9 mi
  • Yell County Fairgrounds: 1.0 mi
  • Jimway Park (Private): 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Bunker Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Surrounded Ridges: 5.7 mi
  • Chickalah Mountain: 9.1 mi
  • High Point: 10.1 mi
  • Three Knobs: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Springs: 13
  • Dickens’ Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Gum Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Bear Waller Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Darling Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Varnall Spring: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Bood's Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 0.2 mi
  • V for Victory memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Lt Kevin Mainhart Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Summit Park Hotel Site: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Carter Cove Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Lover's Leap: 13.6 mi
  • Buckman's Pool: 14.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Needle's Eye: 17.4 mi
  • The Window: 17.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Potts Inn Museum: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Yell County Law Enforcment Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magazine MountainWNW 298°837 m16.1 mi
Signal HillWNW 298°837 m16.1 mi
Petit Jean MountainW 262°745 m17.5 mi
Flood MountainW 267°684 m17.4 mi
Potato Hill MountainW 267°677 m14.5 mi
Huckleberry MountainNNW 339°597 m12.4 mi
Spring MountainNNE 22°553 m11.7 mi
Powell MountainS 172°547 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice06:0119:5420:32
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1916:2717:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653627179838275635244
Precip in3.83.94.95.46.24.23.73.74.04.55.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nimrod DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5747740660

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