Big Lake Wildlife Management Area
Big Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 75 m. Chickasawba Mound stands 79 m to the east, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Crowley's Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 75 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 211.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
88 named places within 25 miles
- Herman Davis State Park: 5.7 mi
- City Park: 7.0 mi
- Flag Plaza: 7.5 mi
- Candyland Park: 7.6 mi
- Cypress Park: 8.9 mi
- Hulk-46 Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Linebacker 2 Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.7 mi
- North Sawba Cemetery Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Mississippi County Penal Farm WPA Marker: 12.6 mi
- Manila Depot Museum: 5.5 mi
- BAFB Exhibition: 8.1 mi
- Delta Gateway Museum: 10.4 mi
- Buffalo Island Museum: 14.3 mi
- Mississippi County Museum: 17.1 mi
- Branums Point: 5.0 mi
- Paulding: 10.0 mi
- Westbrook: 14.0 mi
- Canady: 24.9 mi
- Lights of the Delta: 9.0 mi
- United States Highway 61 Arch: 11.8 mi
- Caboose: 23.7 mi
- Johnny Cash Boyhood Home: 24.5 mi
- Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 2.5 mi
- Little River Conservation Area: 23.3 mi
- Blytheville Prayer Garden: 10.1 mi
- Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Truck Parking: 14.8 mi
- Truck Parking: 14.8 mi
- Cypress Point: 16.7 mi
- Chickasaw Bluff Number One: 24.5 mi
- Chickasawba Mound: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasawba Mound | E 89° | 79 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blytheville, 10 mi away.
- Banded Watersnake3 obs
- Diamondback Watersnake2 obs
- Obscure Bird Grasshopper2 obs
- Graham's Crawfish Snake2 obs
- Greater White-fronted Goose1 obs
- Carolina Wren1 obs
- Plain-bellied Watersnake1 obs
- River Cooter1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1490749238
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