Museum of Native American History
Museum of Native American History is a museum in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Whitney Mountain stands 552 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Applegate Event Space, a park 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
The Museum of Native American History is a non-profit, handicapped-accessible museum of Native American history, art, and culture located in Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum was founded in 2006 by David Bogle, a local businessman and registered member of the Cherokee Nation. The Museum of Native American History’s mission is to provide a place where visitors can experience the diverse Indigenous cultures of the Americas through pre-historic and historic art. The current vision of the museum is, "To advance understanding of human experience within these cultures and provide a space of explorative imagination for all who visit. The galleries are set chronologically; the art and tools Indigenous peoples leave behind continue to speak their stories and history. To better understand their lifestyle, hardships, successes, and inspiration, MONAH invites visitors to open their minds to discover these diverse cultures’ creations. After the self-guided tour ends and the museum store begins, visitors continue to see how Native Americans express their stories through the modern-day arts." The museum features artifacts from across the Americas covering 24,000 years of history. The museum chooses to focus on the broader history of Native Americans as a whole, rather than any specific tribe, and is laid out in roughly chronological order beginning around 22,000 BC and ending around 1930 AD. The museum offers free admission and was expected to welcome 34,000 guests in 2022, with indications that attendance will continue to climb in the coming years. The museum is routinely listed as the second most popular attraction in Bentonville, following Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The museum also offers an arrowhead hunt for all ages around the teepee located on the outside grounds of the museum.
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Dates from 2006.
Wikidata Q19864161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Cherokee Hills Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Applegate Event Space: 0.3 mi
- Applegate Event Space: 0.4 mi
- 8th Street Gateway Park (Planned): 0.6 mi
- Bogle Park: 0.8 mi
- James H Berry Park: 0.9 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 9.1 mi
- Tatter Knob: 10.6 mi
- Callahan Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Bobs Knob: 12.2 mi
- Sound Art Installation: 0.5 mi
- Now is Better: 1.2 mi
- Group of Bears: 1.4 mi
- Tortoise and Hare: 1.4 mi
- Tour de Apple Tree: 1.4 mi
- Compton Gardens: 1.4 mi
- The Grove: 1.5 mi
- Buckingham Garden: 6.7 mi
- Rogers Historial Museum Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Vera Key Victorian Garden: 6.9 mi
- Eden Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Devils Head Bluff: 11.8 mi
- McElhaney Bluff: 12.5 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Helton Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Cambridge Wetland Prairies: 4.3 mi
- Pinnacle Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Searles Prairie: 4.9 mi
- Powell Towersite: 12.2 mi
- Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- Founding of Benton County: 2.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Frisco Caboose: 7.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
- WWI field artillery: 7.6 mi
- The Peel Mansion Museum & Heritage Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Bentonville History Museum office: 1.3 mi
- Scott Family Amazeum: 2.0 mi
- Bella Vista Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Daisy Airgun Museum: 6.9 mi
- Sky Zone: 8.3 mi
- KCS Caboose Number 383: 12.9 mi
- KCS Decatur Depot: 13.0 mi
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 18.5 mi
- UARK Bowl: 21.3 mi
- Anderson Spring: 6.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 7.6 mi
- Elm Spring: 11.4 mi
- Greathouse Spring: 16.3 mi
- Monte Ne: 10.7 mi
- Blewford: 15.1 mi
- Eldorado Springs: 16.9 mi
- Tanyard Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Museum of Native American History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Mountain | E 83° | 552 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ENE 77° | 535 m | 17.2 mi |
| Devils Eye Brow | ENE 67° | 525 m | 17.1 mi |
| Trimble Mountain | ENE 71° | 524 m | 18.6 mi |
| Humphery Mountain | E 79° | 522 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pond Mountain | E 81° | 522 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | ENE 71° | 521 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sandstone Mountain | ESE 106° | 521 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bentonville 4 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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