Plum Bayou Mounds Visitor Information Center
Plum Bayou Mounds Visitor Information Center is a museum in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Alexander Mountain stands 174 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 48 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
archaeological site from the Late Woodland period in Arkansas
Wikidata Q7814641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 48.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park: 0.3 mi
- David D Terry Access Area: 4.9 mi
- Willow Beach Recreation Area & Campground: 5.9 mi
- David D Terry Park: 6.2 mi
- Wrightsville Public Use Area: 7.9 mi
- Who Trashed the River?: 13.0 mi
- Circle of Life: 13.0 mi
- Sunset on the Water: 13.0 mi
- Basking in the Sun: 13.0 mi
- Forest Grove: 13.0 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 12.4 mi
- Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Memorial to Company A: 13.3 mi
- Lonoke Confederate Monument: 13.3 mi
- Henry Thoreua Quote: 13.6 mi
- Rounded Hill: 3.1 mi
- Picron Hill: 10.2 mi
- Iron Ore Hill: 11.9 mi
- Ermentraudt Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Harris Mountains: 13.3 mi
- Plantation Agriculture Museum: 4.0 mi
- William J Clinton Presidential Library: 13.2 mi
- Lonoke County Museum: 13.2 mi
- MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History: 13.3 mi
- Esse Purse Museum & Store: 13.6 mi
- MacArthur Visits City Park: 13.2 mi
- The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center: 13.5 mi
- USS Razorback: 13.8 mi
- Hoga (YT-146): 13.8 mi
- Arkansas State Fairgrounds: 14.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.4 mi
- White Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Tripletts Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Cato Point: 23.2 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Eastbound: 11.7 mi
- I 40 Truck Rest Area Westbound: 11.7 mi
- William E. "Bill" Clark Wetlands: 13.4 mi
- Holland Bottoms WMA: 17.2 mi
- The Bernice Garden: 13.5 mi
- Woodruff Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Pavilion 1: 18.9 mi
- Quapaw Mineral Spring: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plum Bayou Mounds Visitor Information Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mountain | W 265° | 174 m | 21.6 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | NW 305° | 169 m | 16.7 mi |
| Big Rock Hill | NNW 331° | 161 m | 20.4 mi |
| Flat Rock Mountain | NNW 328° | 159 m | 21.0 mi |
| Allis Mountain | WNW 281° | 156 m | 13.4 mi |
| Herbert Hill | NNW 334° | 145 m | 22.2 mi |
| Wilson Knob | NNW 346° | 136 m | 22.5 mi |
| Padgett Hill | NW 310° | 131 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — KEO, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/264402788
Day trips start here
- Little Rock · 17 mi
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