Laura's Garden
Laura's Garden is a garden in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Foster Mounds stands 55 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Natchez National Historical Park - Melrose site, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 1.3 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
43 named places within 25 miles
- Natchez National Historical Park - Melrose site: 0.1 mi
- Natchez National Historical Park - Melrose: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Ball Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Natchez National Historical Park - William Johnson House: 1.8 mi
- Melrose: 0.2 mi
- Stanton Hall: 1.7 mi
- William Johnson House: 1.8 mi
- Fort Rosalie: 1.9 mi
- Mount Locust: 15.0 mi
- Magnolia Hall: 1.6 mi
- Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture: 1.7 mi
- Rosalie Mansion and Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins: 17.4 mi
- Selsertown: 10.4 mi
- Uniontown: 19.3 mi
- Old Greenville: 20.0 mi
- Rodney: 24.4 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Coles Creek: 16.6 mi
- Mud Creek: 20.0 mi
- Forks of the Road: 0.8 mi
- Forks of the Road: 0.8 mi
- Elizabeth Female Academy: 5.6 mi
- Ellis Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Loess Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Foster Mounds: 4.8 mi
- North Fork Coles Creek: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laura's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Mounds | NE 37° | 55 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:39 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natchez, 4 mi away.
- Northern Mockingbird38 obs
- Northern Cardinal25 obs
- House Sparrow22 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel22 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle22 obs
- American Robin20 obs
- Blue Jay17 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/817684167
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