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Kienstra

Kienstra from directly overhead

Kienstra is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Rock Hill stands 105 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Loch Leven, a ghost town 2.2 miles away. Colonial Trails Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates31.22610, -91.60580

21 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • Red River State Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
  • Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
  • Pomme De Terre State Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
  • Tunica Hills State Wildlife Management Area: 21.9 mi
  • Providence Playground: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kienstra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillSSE 167°105 m13.5 mi
Blockhouse HillSSE 161°104 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:18
June solstice06:0419:3920:14
September equinox06:5518:3319:05
December solstice07:0216:3217:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657379818177675649
Precip in6.55.15.75.14.74.54.43.54.14.65.55.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesville Locks, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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