Holcut
Holcut is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Summer House Mountain stands 287 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnett Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 9.9 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
100 named places within 25 miles
- Barnett Knob: 1.2 mi
- Odom Hill: 3.9 mi
- Blue Hill: 4.7 mi
- Woodall Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Round Hill: 5.8 mi
- Divide Overlook Area: 1.9 mi
- Paden Overlook Area: 5.5 mi
- Burnsville Overlook Area: 6.4 mi
- Burnsville Baseball & Softball Fields: 7.7 mi
- Crows Neck Recreation and Environmental Center: 8.4 mi
- Rails & Trails Museum: 15.5 mi
- Black History Museum: 18.2 mi
- Crossroads Museum: 18.7 mi
- Verandah Curlee House: 18.8 mi
- Corinth Coca-Cola Museum: 18.8 mi
- Ridge on Honeycutt: 17.5 mi
- Pyburn Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Cherokee Military Memorial: 19.0 mi
- W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument: 21.1 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 18.3 mi
- C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 18.6 mi
- Caboose: 18.7 mi
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge: 20.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holcut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer House Mountain | E 92° | 287 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sand Mountain | E 87° | 268 m | 19.8 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | E 91° | 262 m | 18.6 mi |
| Woodall Mountain | NE 42° | 245 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pettipoole Hill | ENE 56° | 233 m | 22.4 mi |
| Kitchen Mountain | WSW 251° | 222 m | 24.9 mi |
| Barnett Knob | NE 44° | 219 m | 1.2 mi |
| Bonds Mountain | NNE 24° | 219 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Iuka, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Booneville · 15 mi
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