Francis Bland Park
Francis Bland Park is a park in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 100 m. High Point stands 78 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Alexander Tennis Center, a park 0.3 miles away. Crowley's Ridge Parkway passes 1.1 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 100 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
- 34.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
87 named places within 25 miles
- Alexander Tennis Center: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.3 mi
- Center Hill Park: 1.9 mi
- Reynolds Park: 1.9 mi
- Old Courthouse Park: 2.2 mi
- Paragould War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Benjamin Crowley Monument: 7.7 mi
- Veterans Appreciation Stone Slab: 12.5 mi
- John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign: 12.6 mi
- Memorial Arch: 16.4 mi
- Greene County Museum Inc: 1.4 mi
- Buffalo Island Museum: 14.8 mi
- Arkansas State University Museum: 16.5 mi
- Wings of Honor Museum: 23.1 mi
- Manila Depot Museum: 23.1 mi
- Cypress Point: 17.1 mi
- Roach Point: 22.4 mi
- High Point: 22.5 mi
- Carter Point: 22.6 mi
- Sore Eye Point: 23.3 mi
- Scatter Creek: 8.2 mi
- Frierson Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 24.1 mi
- Tiago: 16.3 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 17.4 mi
- Guitar Walk: 24.2 mi
- Paulding: 16.3 mi
- Branums Point: 23.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 21.7 mi
- Caboose: 2.4 mi
- High Point: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Francis Bland Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NW 306° | 78 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paragould 1S, 2 mi away.
- House Sparrow271 obs
- Downy Woodpecker231 obs
- Common Grackle227 obs
- Northern Cardinal218 obs
- American Robin206 obs
- House Finch197 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel166 obs
- Blue Jay102 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/452104536
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