Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound
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.
Rest Area Facilities - Separate Truck and Passenger Vehicle Parking, Restrooms
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Window · 20 mi
- Inspiration Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- London Park: 2.1 mi
- Flat Rock Use Area: 2.7 mi
- Delaware Park: 3.3 mi
- Piney Bay Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Lake Dardanelle State Park: 5.6 mi
- Negro Hill: 1.4 mi
- London Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Horton Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mt Nebo Falls: 8.4 mi
- Long Pool Falls: 16.5 mi
- Wildman Twin Falls: 16.9 mi
- Big Shoal Cascade: 17.6 mi
- Forever Falls: 18.4 mi
- Bee Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Perry Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Burton Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 10.3 mi
- North Bluff: 12.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Mount Nebo State Park: 8.1 mi
- Mount Magazine State Park: 23.0 mi
- Nimrod State Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
- Petit Jean State Park: 24.9 mi
- Overlook Rest Area - Westbound: 2.1 mi
- Big Piney Rest Area – Eastbound: 4.0 mi
- Lover's Leap: 8.1 mi
- Buckman's Pool: 20.9 mi
- Johnson County Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- Potts Inn Museum: 14.7 mi
- The Window: 24.6 mi
- Needle's Eye: 24.7 mi
- Lake Dardanelle Beach and Swimming Area: 5.6 mi
- Booger Hollow: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Big Piney Rest Area - Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mountain | SW 234° | 597 m | 13.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSW 192° | 553 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SSE 168° | 537 m | 8.5 mi |
| Tater Hill | S 180° | 452 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 206° | 437 m | 8.2 mi |
| Moore Mountain | SSW 214° | 396 m | 8.6 mi |
| Three Knob Mountain | NE 42° | 382 m | 14.9 mi |
| Three Knobs | SW 217° | 378 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dardanelle, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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