Ghost town · Mississippi
Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. The nearest named place is Lake Providence Historic District, a park 1.9 miles away. Mississippi Delta Great River Road passes 1.6 miles off. 12 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates32.80280, -91.13830
- 1.6 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 1.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 1.9 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
12 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 6
- Lake Providence Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Lake Providence Residential Street Historic District: 2.1 mi
- Anderson-Tully State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Indian Bayou State Wildlife Area: 13.7 mi
- Blue Lake Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Louisiana State Cotton Museum: 4.2 mi
- Mont Helena: 18.4 mi
- Poverty Point World Heritage Site: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Poverty Point: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Sunflower Waterfowl Project: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Leota: 21.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:25 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Providence, 2 mi away.
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