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McCray Bluff

McCray Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

McCray Bluff is a cliff in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Deadman Hill stands 85 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pascagoula River State Wildlife Management Area, a park 3.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 99 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
25 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.82658, -88.75281

43 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Pascagoula River State Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
  • Shady Grove Park And Baseball Field: 6.7 mi
  • Kate Havard Park: 12.0 mi
  • Lucedale City Park: 12.0 mi
  • Depot Creek Greenway: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 10
  • The Wyatt Hills: 6.3 mi
  • Whiskey Creek Hills: 8.0 mi
  • Easen Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Carrol Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Ladnier Hill: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 2
  • Stone County War Memorial: 22.8 mi
  • McHenry: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Perk Beach: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Dizzy Dean Rest Area: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCray Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deadman HillNNW 332°85 m18.2 mi
Taylor HillNNW 329°83 m17.0 mi
Thompson HillNNW 343°71 m19.0 mi
Wolf HillNNW 339°61 m15.9 mi
The Wyatt HillsW 266°49 m6.3 mi
Gee Dee HillsN 355°49 m20.9 mi
Carrol HillSSE 168°47 m12.9 mi
Whiskey Creek HillsNNW 330°42 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:07
June solstice05:5319:2720:02
September equinox06:4418:2118:53
December solstice06:4916:2216:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495359657379818177675752
Precip in6.15.35.95.55.55.97.36.15.93.94.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wiggins, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357971367

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