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Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Miller Mound stands 64 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. Crowley's Ridge Parkway passes 26 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.34578, -90.22679

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge: 0.8 mi
  • Birdsong City Park: 8.0 mi
  • Rivertrace Park: 9.1 mi
  • K & R Park: 9.3 mi
  • Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Riverside International Speedway: 14.9 mi
  • Mississippi River Model Walk: 16.6 mi
  • Mississippi River Model Walk: 16.6 mi
  • Mississippi River Model Walk: 16.6 mi
  • Mississippi River Model Walk: 16.7 mi
Museums: 33
Artworks: 11
  • Elvis Presley: 16.7 mi
  • Danny Thomas and Child: 16.9 mi
  • St. Jude Thaddeus: 16.9 mi
  • Whirl: 17.1 mi
  • I Have Been to the Mountaintop: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Fisher Memorial Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Clara Conway Memorial Gardens: 19.0 mi
  • Emeriti Grove: 22.5 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Memphis Botanic Garden: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Miller Mound: 17.2 mi
  • Parkin Mound: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller MoundNW 312°64 m17.2 mi
Parkin MoundWSW 256°6.5 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4719:4220:20
September equinox06:5018:2618:59
December solstice07:0716:1416:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553637279828175645244
Precip in3.84.35.15.05.04.14.12.43.14.14.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Memphis Muni AP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1481442625

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