The Grove
The Grove is an attraction in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Thacker Mountain stands 174 m to the southwest, 3.7 miles off. Great River Road passes 52 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Part of the University of Mississippi campus
Wikidata Q7738387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 52.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Grove: 0.0 mi
- The Circle: 0.1 mi
- Quad: 0.3 mi
- Oxford City Pool: 0.5 mi
- Stone Park: 0.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 3.5 mi
- Thacker Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Saddlers Hill: 4.2 mi
- Carter Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Lowe Mountain: 11.4 mi
- James Meredith statue: 0.2 mi
- William Faulkner statue: 0.8 mi
- Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing: 13.4 mi
- University of Mississippi Museum: 0.4 mi
- Burns-Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center: 0.6 mi
- L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bailey Woods: 0.5 mi
- Sardis Waterfowl Refuge: 8.8 mi
- Point 8: 9.8 mi
- Jonathans Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center: 0.5 mi
- S-1: 8.6 mi
- Lower Lake Beach: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thacker Mountain | SW 226° | 174 m | 3.7 mi |
| Lowe Mountain | WSW 250° | 174 m | 11.4 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | WSW 248° | 166 m | 12.0 mi |
| Liberty Hill | E 87° | 166 m | 14.2 mi |
| Darden Hills | ENE 65° | 152 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 126° | 141 m | 3.5 mi |
| Saddlers Hill | N 0° | 139 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rook Hill | ENE 74° | 136 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — University, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/277450221
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