Huntington
Huntington is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Hardwood Hill stands 40 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Choctaw Island Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 3.7 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town in Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.1 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 38.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
47 named places within 25 miles
- J B Payne Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Winterville State Park: 8.3 mi
- Rounds Park: 12.1 mi
- Archer Park: 12.5 mi
- McGehee Police Department: 13.0 mi
- Arkansas City Jail Museum: 3.6 mi
- John H. Johnson Cultural and Educational Museum: 3.6 mi
- Greenville History Museum: 12.4 mi
- World War II Japanese American Internment Museum: 13.6 mi
- Desha County Museum: 13.6 mi
- Choctaw Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Greenville Cypress Preserve: 14.2 mi
- William Fisher Johnson: 7.4 mi
- Lake Village Confederate Monument: 17.3 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 11.9 mi
- McGehee Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
- River Road Queen Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huntington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwood Hill | S 173° | 40 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Asos, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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