Old State House
Old State House is a museum in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Moss Mountain stands 337 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Old State House Lawn, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 62 miles off.
The story
The Old State House, formerly called the Arkansas State House, is the oldest surviving state capitol building west of the Mississippi River. It was the capitol building of Arkansas from 1842 to 1912, when the new Arkansas State Capitol was completed. It was the site of the secession convention, as well as the fourth constitutional convention when delegates agreed to ensure voting rights for freedmen and establish public education.
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Dates from 1800s.
Wikidata Q7085085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 62.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Old State House Lawn: 0.0 mi
- Riverfront West: 0.2 mi
- H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden: 0.2 mi
- Julius Breckling Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
- Camdeboo: 0.1 mi
- Nautilus: 0.1 mi
- Through the Looking Glass: 0.1 mi
- Bateleur Eagle: 0.1 mi
- 3 Sparrows: 0.1 mi
- Big Rock Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Picron Hill: 3.9 mi
- Allis Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Ermentraudt Mountain: 5.2 mi
- South Mountain: 6.4 mi
- David O. Dodd Memorial: 0.0 mi
- The Little Rock: 0.3 mi
- The Little Rock: 0.3 mi
- Henry Thoreua Quote: 0.4 mi
- Memorial to Company A: 0.8 mi
- Historic Arkansas Museum: 0.3 mi
- Musuem of Discovery: 0.5 mi
- Mosaic Templars Cultural Center: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts: 0.8 mi
- William J Clinton Presidential Library: 0.8 mi
- USS Razorback: 0.4 mi
- Hoga (YT-146): 0.4 mi
- The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- MacArthur Visits City Park: 0.9 mi
- Arkansas State Fairgrounds: 2.2 mi
- William E. "Bill" Clark Wetlands: 0.7 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park: 13.2 mi
- Holland Bottoms WMA: 15.5 mi
- Bell Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- The Bernice Garden: 1.0 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Arkansas Arboretum: 13.2 mi
- 110 Building Master Naturalist Garden: 24.0 mi
- Cato Point: 13.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.9 mi
- White Bluff: 24.2 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Eastbound: 16.9 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Westbound: 16.9 mi
- Pavilion 1: 4.9 mi
- Quapaw Mineral Spring: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Old State House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Mountain | WNW 285° | 337 m | 23.2 mi |
| Fall Mountain | WNW 284° | 332 m | 24.3 mi |
| Shinall Mountain | WNW 285° | 320 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | WNW 298° | 308 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 284° | 295 m | 23.6 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | WNW 284° | 280 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | WNW 284° | 277 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ball Mountain | W 274° | 251 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Rock AP Adams FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 69000037OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Old State House, reference 69000037, listed 12/03/69.
OpenStreetMap element way/130061600
Day trips start here
- Little Rock · 3 mi
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