Dogtown
Dogtown is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Thacker Mountain stands 174 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Hill, a peak 7.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 68 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
ghost town in Layfayette County, Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
- 67.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.7 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Black Belt Overlook · 28 mi
66 named places within 25 miles
- North Cypress Lake Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Braemar Park: 10.2 mi
- Puskus Lake Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Black Acre: 13.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
- Liberty Hill: 7.7 mi
- Rook Hill: 11.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 12.3 mi
- Johnny Main Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Thacker Mountain: 17.3 mi
- William Faulkner statue: 15.0 mi
- James Meredith statue: 15.9 mi
- Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing: 23.2 mi
- L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum: 15.1 mi
- Burns-Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center: 15.3 mi
- University of Mississippi Museum: 15.3 mi
- The Grove: 15.7 mi
- Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center: 16.2 mi
- Lochinvar: 16.3 mi
- Bailey Woods: 15.3 mi
- Sardis Waterfowl Refuge: 23.1 mi
- S-1: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dogtown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thacker Mountain | WNW 285° | 174 m | 17.3 mi |
| Liberty Hill | N 1° | 166 m | 7.7 mi |
| Luke Hill | ENE 60° | 160 m | 24.4 mi |
| Johnny Main Mountain | S 173° | 156 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dozier Hill | E 83° | 155 m | 22.6 mi |
| Darden Hills | NNE 21° | 152 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 294° | 141 m | 12.3 mi |
| Saddlers Hill | NW 309° | 139 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — University, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Mississippi Hills · 22 mi
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