Holmesville
Holmesville is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Hope Hill stands 135 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Park, a park 9.7 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 18 miles off. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
ghost town in Pike County, Mississippi
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 57.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
15 named places within 25 miles
- Lions Park: 9.7 mi
- Edgewood Park: 9.8 mi
- Edgewood Park: 9.8 mi
- Douglas Park: 10.0 mi
- Holmes Water Park: 12.4 mi
- Hope Hill: 12.2 mi
- Bogue Chitto Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash Site Monument: 18.9 mi
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash: 19.4 mi
- Dyson: 14.7 mi
- Kentwood Historical and Cultural Arts Museum: 21.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holmesville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Hill | NNE 21° | 135 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bogue Chitto Mountain | SSE 151° | 108 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:34 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:27 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccomb AP, 10 mi away.
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