Jacob Wolf House Historic Site
Jacob Wolf House Historic Site is a park in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Hall Mountain stands 397 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Matney Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Sylamore Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The two-story dogtrot structure was constructed by Jacob Wolf in 1829 as the first permanent courthouse for Izard County in Arkansas Territory. The Wolf House sits in present-day Norfork (Baxter County) above where the White and Norfork rivers meet.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Department of Arkansas Heritage
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Sylamore Scenic Byway
- 125.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Matney Knob: 1.6 mi
- Naked Joe Knob: 3.4 mi
- Shipps Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Birdsong Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Wild Hog Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Quarry Park Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Tracy Use Area: 6.2 mi
- Georges Cove Public Use Area: 6.4 mi
- Jordan Use Area: 6.6 mi
- Hand Use Area: 7.0 mi
- Dewey Canyon Falls: 8.9 mi
- Bumpers Falls: 9.0 mi
- Heuston Falls: 9.0 mi
- Three Springs Falls: 9.4 mi
- Helen's Pouroff: 9.8 mi
- White Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 1.7 mi
- White Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Lone Rock: 5.1 mi
- Stair Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.5 mi
- Mountain Home Farmer's Market: 10.2 mi
- Trail Head Lower Wilderness.: 10.8 mi
- House Ruins: 16.1 mi
- House Ruins: 16.4 mi
- Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination: 9.2 mi
- Mountain Home High School A-7 Corsair: 10.4 mi
- Hicks Hotel and Store: 16.5 mi
- Jimmie White Memorial: 16.7 mi
- State Line: 19.9 mi
- Tassel Spring: 10.4 mi
- Big Spring: 14.7 mi
- Cotter Spring: 14.8 mi
- Hidden Spring: 14.9 mi
- Pebble Spring: 18.0 mi
- Tomlinson Art and Science Center: 10.3 mi
- Melbourne AR History Museum: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Jacob Wolf House Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Mountain | W 271° | 397 m | 18.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 201° | 390 m | 18.5 mi |
| Push Mountain | SSW 208° | 379 m | 9.9 mi |
| Warrior Creek Mountain | WSW 255° | 368 m | 11.2 mi |
| Matney Knob | W 260° | 366 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bald Jesse | W 264° | 365 m | 19.4 mi |
| Prince Fred Knob | WSW 245° | 361 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cleveland Knob | SW 234° | 353 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calico Rock 2 WSW, 10 mi away.
- leafcup21 obs
- pale jewelweed13 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee13 obs
- bear's foot11 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail10 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary10 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee8 obs
- common sneezeweed8 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.
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