Janssen Park
Janssen Park is a park in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 359 m. Rich Mountain stands 817 m to the northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebenezer Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Talimena Scenic Drive passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 359 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Talimena Scenic Drive, National
- 14.9 mi off the Mountain Gateway Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Mountain Pass Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Haze Vista · 3 mi
- Acorn Vista · 3 mi
- Round Mountain Vista · 4 mi
- Eagleton Vista · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Tower Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Lee McMillian Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Mena Sports Complex: 2.2 mi
- Queen Wilhelmina State Park: 10.3 mi
- Hatfield Municipal Park: 10.3 mi
- Brushy Creek Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
- Katy Falls: 15.8 mi
- Trailhead Falls: 18.0 mi
- Cossatot Falls: 18.3 mi
- Shady Lake Cascade: 19.6 mi
- Devils Hollow Falls: 19.8 mi
- Ebenezer Monument: 0.1 mi
- Old Potter School: 4.4 mi
- Old Reservoir: 10.3 mi
- Scott County Memorial Hall: 23.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 23.7 mi
- Tan-A-Hill Spring: 11.3 mi
- Gillham Springs: 13.4 mi
- Alpine Spring: 18.3 mi
- Abernathy Spring: 18.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 23.3 mi
- Scott County Museum of History: 23.4 mi
- Blythe's Scott County Museum: 24.2 mi
- Welcome to Waldron Mural: 23.4 mi
- Robert Wells’ Chain Sculptures: 24.1 mi
- Cossatot Falls Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Janssen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | NW 321° | 817 m | 8.0 mi |
| Black Fork Mountain | NW 321° | 808 m | 11.5 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ENE 57° | 790 m | 13.0 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | N 350° | 754 m | 3.1 mi |
| Wolf Pinnacle | NE 42° | 745 m | 10.2 mi |
| Polecat Peak | W 272° | 732 m | 12.6 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | W 269° | 720 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buckeye Mountain | SE 137° | 705 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:32 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mena, 3 mi away.
- Rosy Maple Moth17 obs
- Mallard7 obs
- North American Luna Moth7 obs
- Common Watersnake6 obs
- Common Buckeye6 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail6 obs
- violet woodsorrel6 obs
- White-lined Sphinx5 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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