Mississippi River Basin Model
Mississippi River Basin Model is an attraction in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Red Hill stands 124 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Buddy Butts Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 3.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
scale model of the Mississippi River basin
Wikidata Q6879271, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buddy Butts Park: 0.1 mi
- Choctaw Trails XC Course: 0.8 mi
- Yarborough Park: 1.2 mi
- Lakeside Park: 1.5 mi
- The Quad: 2.3 mi
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers House: 6.5 mi
- Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center: 7.5 mi
- Russell C Davis Planetarium: 7.6 mi
- International Museum of Muslim Cultures: 7.6 mi
- Arts Center of Mississippi: 7.6 mi
- W. J. Davis: 7.7 mi
- Woodmen Of The World: 7.8 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters’ Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Merci Train: 8.0 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Bicycle Sculpture: 12.8 mi
- Flower: 13.2 mi
- Bull Statue: 14.4 mi
- Weird sculpture: 15.1 mi
- Le Fleur Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Stewarts Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Mound Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Grenada Street Folk Garden: 5.9 mi
- Terry Arboretum: 14.4 mi
- Fairview Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Bailey Hill: 7.2 mi
- Pocahontas Mound: 11.4 mi
- Red Hill: 12.7 mi
- Belhaven Beach: 9.4 mi
- Gatorland Beach: 13.4 mi
- Pocahontas Mounds Roadside Park: 11.4 mi
- Enter Locked Escape Rooms: 14.1 mi
- Plumville: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mississippi River Basin Model. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | E 101° | 124 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bailey Hill | ESE 109° | 111 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pocahontas Mound | N 8° | 74 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:36 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:24 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Hawkins FLD, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1528016596
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