Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Sugar Creek Vista Overlook is a historic scenic overlook in Ouachita National Forest. It is located on Polk County Road 64, just south of Dicks Gap.”
Wikipedia article Sugar Creek Vista Overlook, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 2007 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Sugar Creek Vista Overlook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,872 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MISSOURI MTN. |
| 17 September 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | DOG |
| 28 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2005 | Natural | 185 acres | Ouachita National Forest | SHORT CREEK FIRE |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | GAP |
| 23 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | SOUTH NICHOLS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Sugar Creek Vista Overlook: 8 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Slate, Dimension, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant & Heath | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| He Mountain Coon Creek | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lehrack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| National Slate Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Heath Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas Manganese Co | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Dr Scott Claim & Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| E S White Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Harris Creek Group | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Hazlett Estate | Manganese | Prospect |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Buckeye Vista Overlook | 1.6 miles | 2007 |
 | Tall Peak Fire Tower | 3.0 miles | 1993 |
 | Bard Springs Dam No. 1 | 3.6 miles | 1993 |
 | Bard Springs Bathhouse | 3.7 miles | 1993 |
 | Bard Springs Dam No. 2 | 3.7 miles | 1993 |
| Bard Springs Picnic Shelter | 3.7 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000205 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Polk County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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