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Headquarters House

Headquarters House from directly overhead

Headquarters House is a museum in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 437 m. Hobbs Mountain stands 676 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Joseph Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

listed on the NRHP in Washington County, Arkansas

Dates from 1853.

Wikidata Q14680897, matched on coordinates and name (531 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Washington County Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.06678, -94.15695

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint Joseph Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Ramble: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Old Main Lawn: 0.7 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 52
Gardens: 50
  • Wilson Park Garden Bed: 0.4 mi
  • Wilson Bridge Garden Bed: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson Bridge Garden Bed: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson Pool Exit Garden Bed: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson North Pool Garden Bed: 0.5 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
  • Greathouse Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Elm Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Maddux Spring: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • The Garden Room: 0.3 mi
  • UARK Bowl: 0.6 mi
  • Sky Zone: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Brentwood: 14.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Headquarters House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hobbs MountainSE 141°676 m14.7 mi
Everett MountainS 174°675 m12.3 mi
Hammond MountainSE 144°673 m15.8 mi
Lingebaugh MountainSSE 167°652 m9.7 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE 120°648 m16.3 mi
Bloyd MountainS 182°620 m9.9 mi
Snyder MountainSSE 158°602 m8.1 mi
Bushart MountainESE 117°597 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice06:0119:5920:38
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2416:2717:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586675797871594840
Precip in2.62.33.74.56.04.73.63.44.54.04.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville EXP STN, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/467353066

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