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Scott County Museum of History

Scott County Museum of History from directly overhead

Scott County Museum of History is a museum in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Black Fork Mountain stands 808 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Waldron Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.89928, -94.09167

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bohnstein Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • High Point Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Bruce Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks: 33
  • Waldron City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Truman Baker Park: 1.4 mi
  • Sodie Davidson Park: 1.5 mi
  • Truman Baker Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mill Creek Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Waldron Mural: 0.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Scott County Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Fork MountainSW 231°808 m20.3 mi
Blue MountainS 170°790 m14.9 mi
Poteau MountainWNW 286°775 m16.3 mi
Wolf PinnacleS 187°745 m14.3 mi
Buck KnobSSE 150°695 m16.7 mi
White Oak MountainENE 56°674 m10.0 mi
Mast MountainSSE 150°667 m19.8 mi
Hickory KnobWNW 299°648 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0419:5720:34
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2116:3017:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876808072615042
Precip in3.43.24.65.36.04.73.93.74.24.74.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waldron, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1270323906

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