Park · Arkansas
Southwest Park
Southwest Park is a park in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 97 m. The nearest named place is Optimist Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Crowley's Ridge Parkway passes 0.8 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 97 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.82730, -90.71928
- 0.8 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
- 38.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
80 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 60
- Optimist Park: 0.2 mi
- City Water and Light Park: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
- West Washington Avenue Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Earl Bell Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 5
- Arkansas State University Museum: 2.4 mi
- Greene County Museum Inc: 19.8 mi
- Hoxie First Stand Museum: 21.2 mi
- Buffalo Island Museum: 21.5 mi
- Wings of Honor Museum: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Bookout Plaza: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Arch: 2.5 mi
- Benjamin Crowley Monument: 15.4 mi
- Paragould War Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Iron Mountain Depot Restoration: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Doughboy Statue: 1.1 mi
- Tiago: 2.6 mi
- Guitar Walk: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Butterfly Garden: 4.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Frierson Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Scatter Creek: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Caboose: 20.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro 2 NE, 4 mi away.
- White-throated Sparrow20 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle20 obs
- Common Rough Woodlouse19 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel17 obs
- Virginia creeper17 obs
- Odorous House Ant16 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse16 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider16 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 node/358997279
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