Lofty Return
Lofty Return is an artwork in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Buffalo Hill stands 124 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 102 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 102.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
75 named places within 25 miles
- The District: 0.1 mi
- Centennial Green: 0.2 mi
- Midtown Green: 0.5 mi
- David H. Anthony, Sr. Fitness-Leisure Park: 0.9 mi
- Jaycee Park: 1.2 mi
- Sheep Stomp Hill: 7.4 mi
- Anderson Hill: 7.8 mi
- Black Creek Hill: 9.8 mi
- Lee Hill: 10.3 mi
- Red Hill: 12.3 mi
- African American Military History Museum: 2.4 mi
- Hattiesburg Pocket Museum: 2.5 mi
- Eureka School Museum: 2.5 mi
- Sarah Gillespie Museum: 2.9 mi
- Palmers Crossing Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Bonhomie: 2.9 mi
- Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight: 3.7 mi
- Veterans Fountain: 4.1 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 10.9 mi
- Wounded Combat Veterans: 10.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Medicine Wheel Garden: 0.3 mi
- Riverside: 2.0 mi
- Grand Paradise Waterpark: 24.7 mi
- Bland Bluff: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lofty Return. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Hill | NNE 17° | 124 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hub HIll | SW 231° | 123 m | 23.7 mi |
| Red Hill | SW 229° | 122 m | 12.3 mi |
| Lee Hill | SW 224° | 111 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sheep Stomp Hill | SW 215° | 109 m | 7.4 mi |
| Black Creek Hill | SSW 208° | 99 m | 9.8 mi |
| Anderson Hill | SW 221° | 96 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:23 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hattiesburg 5SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13619106279
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