Boneyard
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. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
- 32.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
119 named places within 25 miles
- Hancock Hill: 3.4 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Kimmons Hill: 3.8 mi
- Rogers Hill: 3.9 mi
- Crum Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Big Hill Pond Fortifications: 9.9 mi
- W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument: 22.0 mi
- US 53rd Ohio Infantry: 23.9 mi
- US 2nd Tennessee Volunteers: 23.9 mi
- US 70th Ohio Infantry: 23.9 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
- Walnut Municipal Park: 13.7 mi
- Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center: 8.4 mi
- Crossroads Museum: 8.7 mi
- Corinth Coca-Cola Museum: 8.8 mi
- Verandah Curlee House: 8.9 mi
- Northeast Mississippi Museum: 8.9 mi
- Backbone Point: 7.0 mi
- Ridge on Honeycutt: 18.5 mi
- Caboose: 8.7 mi
- C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 8.8 mi
- Middleton Tiger Mascot Statue: 16.7 mi
- Cherokee Landing Beach: 21.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Mountain | S 188° | 242 m | 23.1 mi |
| Tippah Hills | S 189° | 228 m | 20.4 mi |
| Wicker Mountain | WSW 243° | 223 m | 17.4 mi |
| Kitchen Mountain | S 188° | 222 m | 20.4 mi |
| Crum Mountain | SW 230° | 221 m | 4.5 mi |
| Barnett Knob | ESE 117° | 219 m | 24.3 mi |
| Geeville Mountain | S 185° | 218 m | 22.6 mi |
| Rockpile Hill | SSW 194° | 216 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corinth 7 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Booneville · 18 mi
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