Grand Gulf
Grand Gulf is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Blue Hill stands 139 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Gulf Military Monument, a park 0.4 miles away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
- On the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- On the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 7.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 22 mi
56 named places within 25 miles
- Grand Gulf Military Monument: 0.4 mi
- Farmer's Market: 6.4 mi
- Oak Square Park: 6.8 mi
- Winter Quarters State Historic Site: 7.3 mi
- Lake Bruin State Park: 10.1 mi
- Windsor Ruins: 7.8 mi
- Grant's Canal: 21.1 mi
- South Fort: 21.5 mi
- Virginia Memorial: 22.0 mi
- South Carolina Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 4.8 mi
- Bayou Pierre Mounds: 5.2 mi
- Windsor Mounds: 7.4 mi
- Catledge Mounds: 11.2 mi
- Petit Gulf Hills: 12.3 mi
- Irwin Russell Memorial Museum: 6.8 mi
- Southern Heritage Air Museum: 22.2 mi
- Yesterday's Children: 24.2 mi
- Old Court House Museum: 24.3 mi
- Lower Mississippi River Museum: 24.3 mi
- Rocky Springs: 14.4 mi
- Rodney: 14.7 mi
- Uniontown: 20.3 mi
- Old Greenville: 20.5 mi
- Sunken Trace: 7.1 mi
- Mangum Site: 9.4 mi
- North Fork Coles Creek: 18.3 mi
- Louisiana Tourism Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- Mud Creek: 19.6 mi
- Coles Creek: 23.5 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand Gulf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | SSE 153° | 139 m | 20.9 mi |
| Lookout Point | S 174° | 77 m | 4.8 mi |
| Catledge Mounds | SW 220° | 68 m | 11.2 mi |
| Petit Gulf Hills | SW 220° | 58 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bayou Pierre Mounds | SSE 147° | 54 m | 5.2 mi |
| Windsor Mounds | SW 216° | 53 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Gibson 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Port Gibson · 7 mi
- Vicksburg · 24 mi
- Mississippi Capital-River · 28 mi
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