Cotton Gin Port
Cotton Gin Port is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Witch Dance Hill stands 158 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Colberts Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 20 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Black Belt Overlook · 20 mi
- Old Town Overlook · 25 mi
63 named places within 25 miles
- Coontail Road Access Area: 2.6 mi
- Carlos Moore Park: 3.0 mi
- Frisco Park: 3.2 mi
- Gilmore Walking Track: 3.6 mi
- McAlpine Lake Park: 3.7 mi
- Amory Regional Museum: 3.6 mi
- Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 21.4 mi
- Oren Dunn City Museum: 23.0 mi
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 23.2 mi
- Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 24.3 mi
- Colberts Hill: 1.1 mi
- Witch Dance Hill: 21.5 mi
- Ross Hill: 23.6 mi
- Bynum Mounds: 23.7 mi
- Korea Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Chickasaw Council House: 20.0 mi
- Elvis Presley: 21.4 mi
- Tupelo Battlefield Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Blocks Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Boatyard Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Magnolia Botanical Garden: 16.9 mi
- Elvis: 21.8 mi
- F-105 Thunderchief: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cotton Gin Port. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witch Dance Hill | W 268° | 158 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ross Hill | W 272° | 156 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bynum Mounds | WSW 258° | 98 m | 23.7 mi |
| Colberts Hill | W 276° | 70 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tupelo · 23 mi
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