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Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound

Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound from directly overhead

Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound is a rest area in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 597 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Negro Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

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Coordinates35.33660, -93.28407

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 33
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 11
  • Nebo Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Darling Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Gum Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Dickens’ Spring: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Old House Foundation: 5.9 mi
  • Summit Park Hotel Site: 8.2 mi
  • Hindsman Bell Tower: 8.8 mi
  • Dardanelle Confederate Monument: 10.6 mi
  • Lt Kevin Mainhart Memorial: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Overlook Rest Area - Westbound: 2.1 mi
  • Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Lover's Leap: 8.1 mi
  • Buckman's Pool: 20.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Johnson County Historical Society: 13.7 mi
  • Potts Inn Museum: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • The Window: 24.6 mi
  • Needle's Eye: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry MountainSW 234°597 m13.2 mi
Spring MountainSSW 192°553 m8.6 mi
Mount NeboSSE 168°537 m8.5 mi
Tater HillS 180°452 m7.4 mi
Bear MountainSSW 206°437 m8.2 mi
Moore MountainSSW 214°396 m8.6 mi
Three Knob MountainNE 42°382 m14.9 mi
Three KnobsSW 217°378 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice05:5919:5420:32
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:1916:2617:05

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404453627078828174635143
Precip in3.63.34.65.25.43.73.63.43.54.04.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dardanelle, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1504165674

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