Ghost town · Mississippi
Beatties Bluff
Beatties Bluff is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Pocahontas Mound stands 74 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 15 miles off.
human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates32.66361, -90.19750
- 15.5 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- A. M. Rogers Park: 8.9 mi
- Red Bud Park: 9.6 mi
- Reunion Park: 10.2 mi
- Glenwild Common Area/Pool: 12.9 mi
- Summertree Playground: 13.4 mi
Museums: 12
- Canton Train Museum: 9.8 mi
- Montgomery Historic House Museum: 14.6 mi
- Oakes African American Culture Museum: 17.7 mi
- Mississippi Crafts Center: 17.7 mi
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers House: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Children Playing: 14.0 mi
- Weird sculpture: 14.7 mi
- Flower: 16.0 mi
- Bicycle Sculpture: 17.1 mi
- Bull Statue: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Plaque: 15.7 mi
- 9/11 memorial: 15.7 mi
- Boyd Mounds: 16.4 mi
- Brahear's Stand: 17.7 mi
- Old Trace Trail: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Beatties Bluff: 0.0 mi
- Mound Bluff: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Canton Tourism: 10.0 mi
- Enter Locked Escape Rooms: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Fairview Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Grenada Street Folk Garden: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Gatorland Beach: 20.8 mi
- Belhaven Beach: 24.1 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pocahontas Mound: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Pocahontas Mounds Roadside Park: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beatties Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Mound | SSW 202° | 74 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:36 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton 4N, 9 mi away.
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