Gurdon Rest Area - Westbound
Gurdon Rest Area - Westbound is a rest area in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Ashworth Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gurdon Rest Area - Eastbound, a rest area 0.9 miles away. Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway passes 17 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
Rest Area Facilities - Separate Truck and Passenger Vehicle Parking, Picnic Tables, Water, Restrooms
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- McRay Park: 11.8 mi
- Prescott City Park: 12.0 mi
- City Park: 12.0 mi
- Johnson Sports Complex: 12.7 mi
- Clark County Fairgrounds: 15.6 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Bull Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Gores Peak: 12.3 mi
- Ashworth Hill: 15.9 mi
- Polk Stinnett Hill: 18.2 mi
- Hoo Hoo Monument: 5.8 mi
- Skirmish at Boseman's House: 12.2 mi
- Gores Peak: 12.3 mi
- Arkadelphia Confederate Monument: 16.8 mi
- Centurium: 16.9 mi
- Walters Bluff: 12.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 17.8 mi
- Bell Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Tates Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Wall Rock: 23.6 mi
- Hoo-Hoo International Office & Hoo-Hoo Museum: 5.9 mi
- Nevada County Depot & Museum: 12.3 mi
- Gurdon Rest Area - Eastbound: 0.9 mi
- Gurdon Light: 4.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gurdon Rest Area - Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth Hill | NNW 326° | 200 m | 15.9 mi |
| Twin Knobs | WNW 287° | 176 m | 24.2 mi |
| Rocky Mound Hill | SW 219° | 130 m | 23.6 mi |
| Gores Peak | ESE 115° | 121 m | 12.3 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | NW 322° | 117 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bull Mountain | ESE 113° | 109 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ESE 122° | 88 m | 23.0 mi |
| Polk Stinnett Hill | SE 128° | 86 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott 2 NNW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12166267522
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