See the map of ? times and ? cities below. ? View special events, parking & more at www.mysaline.com/eclipse. Or read below for times, locations, and viewing tips.
Cities across Arkansas are a great spot to see the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8th 2024. Our own Saline County is in the Path of Totality. That’s the zone that will be completely covered by the moon’s shadow during the eclipse.
According to NASA and greatamericaneclipse.com, the duration of the total eclipse will be around 2 minutes and 30 seconds. In Saline County, the process will begin at around 12:30 p.m.
See below for info:
1️⃣ WHEN – Times to View the Eclipse April 8th.
2️⃣ WHERE – Places and Map of Eclipse Path.
3️⃣ WHAT – What are Local Businesses and Government Doing?
4️⃣ TIPS – Read the 7 tips for viewing the eclipse.
1. WHEN – Times to View the Eclipse April 8th:
Here are the times for those in Saline County to start watching, according to EclipseArkansas.org:
This is for Benton, Bryant, Bauxite, Haskell and nearby areas. These times are rounded ahead to a minute or two earlier.
- 12:30 PM – Partial Eclipse Beginning
- 01:50 PM – Total Eclipse Beginning
- 01:52 PM – Maximum Eclipse
- 01:53 PM – Total Eclipse End
- 03:10 PM – Partial Eclipse End
See below for eclipse times in major cities:
Find times listed in their own local time zone. The above image shows Little Rock, Arkansas, in the shadow after 12:33 p.m.
2. WHERE – Places and Map of Eclipse Path
Cities inside the path of totality are Benton, Bryant, and others in Saline County. See a more in depth list of Arkansas cities below. Credit: Michael Zeiler, GreatAmericanEclipse.com. Click the image to zoom in. See the Eclipse Map ? and Viewing Tips below!
See Eclipse Viewing Tips below! ?
The following cities in Arkansas (along with surrounding areas) will be able to see the Totality:
Arkadelphia, Ashdown, Atkins, Barling, Bauxite, Batesville, Beebe, Benton, Booneville, Bryant, Cabot, Cherokee Village, Clarksville, Conway, Corning, De Queen, East End, Greenbrier, Greenwood, Haskell, Heber Springs, Hope, Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Malvern, Maumelle, Mena, Morrilton, Mountain Home, Nashville, Newport, Ozark, Paragould, Paris, Piggott, Pocahontas, Pottsville, Prescott, Rockwell, Russellville, Searcy, Texarkana, Waldron, and Walnut Ridge.
3. WHAT – What are Local Businesses and Government Doing?
MySaline has made a list of what local businesses are doing for visitors or to celebrate this celestial event. Find it at www.mysaline.com/eclipse. If your businesses is doing something special for the Eclipse, Fill out this form and we’ll add it to the list.
See the Eclipse Map ? and Viewing Tips below!
We know local business owners are happy with this upcoming Solar Eclipse, but what about local government bodies?
SCHOOLS
We checked with the school districts and Bauxite, Benton, Bryant, and Harmony Grove Public Schools will be closed.
CITY
Matt Thibault is the Marketing Director for the City of Benton. “The City is excited to welcome visitors from across the country. We hope visitors enjoy Benton’s local restaurants and shops. We have city services on standby and ready to act should the need arise.”
CITY PARKING
Benton Mayor Tom Farmer said the City has free parking in their Parks and Recreation lots. See the list and map links for Parking, Special Fun Events & more at www.mysaline.com/eclipse.
HIGHWAYS
Dave Parker of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) have a planning update. “We’re expecting about 1.5 million drivers coming into Arkansas leading up to the Eclipse,” said Parker. “We will make sure places like hospitals and emergency clinics are not blocked to the public due to the increased traffic.”
4. TIPS – Read our 7 tips for viewing the eclipse:
1. If you want to get a look at the eclipse, get glasses made specifically for it. Don’t risk blindness on this event.
2. In the days leading up to the totality event, review the steps to keep your eyes safe from harm while viewing. Here are instructions from NASA about it.
3. Wherever you’re going, plan to leave early and get there early. Thousands (maybe millions) of people will have the same idea.
4. Be prepared with plenty of gas, food and water.
5. Check the weather with several sources in the days leading up to the event.
6. If you plan on taking pictures, learn in advance how to accomplish this.
7. Just one more thing to think about: Since this darkness will begin during lunch time on a Monday, you might want to order the *light entrée.
? View special events, open restaurants, parking & more at www.mysaline.com/eclipse.