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Boneyard

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Boneyard is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Lebanon Mountain stands 242 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hancock Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

ghost town in Mississippi, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates34.90222, -88.67167

134 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 49
Peaks: 44
Parks: 22
  • Trail Head Park: 8.8 mi
  • The Franklin Courtyard: 8.8 mi
  • Johns Street Park: 9.2 mi
  • Corinth City Park: 9.7 mi
  • Corinth Contraband Camp: 9.9 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Caboose: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Middleton Tiger Mascot Statue: 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chalybeate Spring: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lebanon MountainS 188°242 m23.1 mi
Tippah HillsS 189°228 m20.4 mi
Wicker MountainWSW 243°223 m17.4 mi
Kitchen MountainS 188°222 m20.4 mi
Crum MountainSW 230°221 m4.5 mi
Barnett KnobESE 117°219 m24.3 mi
Geeville MountainS 185°218 m22.6 mi
Rockpile HillSSW 194°216 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4219:3520:12
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5916:0916:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452616977807973615043
Precip in4.95.05.45.55.75.04.63.64.14.34.46.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corinth 7 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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