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Eureka Springs Historical Museum

Eureka Springs Historical Museum from directly overhead

Eureka Springs Historical Museum is a museum in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 396 m. Whitney Mountain stands 552 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Healing, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

The Eureka Springs Historical Museum strives to preserve and protect the history and heritage of this city and its people.

The story

city in Carroll County, Arkansas, USA

Dates from 1880.

Wikidata Q79824, matched on coordinates and name (475 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39942, -93.74099

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Basin Spring Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harding Park: 0.4 mi
  • Carnegie Spring Park: 0.6 mi
  • Harmon Park: 0.8 mi
  • Harmon Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Oberammergau: 1.2 mi
  • Miles Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Grindstone Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Pond Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Sugar Mountain: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 37
Artworks: 14
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
  • Civil War Healing: 0.2 mi
  • Clemens House site: 15.4 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 15.8 mi
  • Reunited Soldiery Monument: 15.8 mi
  • Navy Anchor: 21.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Sweet Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Harding Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Congress Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Crescent Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Grotto Spring: 0.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Aviation Cadet World: 3.4 mi
  • Beebe's Roaring River Waterslide: 14.6 mi
  • Sky Zone: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Pa's Posey Patch: 16.8 mi
  • Vera Key Victorian Garden: 21.5 mi
  • Rogers Historial Museum Gardens: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 14.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Eureka Springs Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitney MountainW 271°552 m9.8 mi
Anderson MountainESE 112°552 m14.9 mi
Gage MountainESE 123°547 m15.7 mi
Pond MountainSSW 199°542 m2.8 mi
Swain MountainS 190°540 m7.6 mi
Crystal MountainESE 119°539 m15.5 mi
Potato HillESE 121°537 m16.5 mi
Rich MountainW 280°535 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice05:5819:5920:37
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:2416:2417:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846556472777668574537

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/707366087

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