Middleton
Middleton is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Scott Mountain stands 168 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarkco State Park, a park 6.5 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 23 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
ghost town in Montgomery County, Missouri
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
40 named places within 25 miles
- Clarkco State Park: 6.5 mi
- Ritchey Park: 12.3 mi
- Harmon Sanders Memorial Park: 14.2 mi
- Dumont Plaza: 14.7 mi
- James E. Chaney Park: 15.0 mi
- Bill Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Mount Barton: 13.7 mi
- Scott Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 17.5 mi
- Thornton Hill: 19.9 mi
- Key Brothers Aviation Museum: 14.1 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum: 14.3 mi
- Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX): 14.6 mi
- Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum: 14.8 mi
- Meridian Museum of Art: 14.8 mi
- Dentzel Carousel: 16.0 mi
- The Simmons-Wright Company: 20.7 mi
- Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well: 21.5 mi
- Lauderdale County Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
- Sumter Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- King Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Dunn's Falls: 13.0 mi
- Gin: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middleton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mountain | E 100° | 168 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bill Mountain | ENE 78° | 165 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Barton | NNW 335° | 154 m | 13.7 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | NW 316° | 142 m | 17.5 mi |
| Betty Gap Mountain | ESE 115° | 132 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hill Mountain | ESE 113° | 132 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lingo Mountain | ESE 110° | 108 m | 20.7 mi |
| Thornton Hill | NE 49° | 107 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:29 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:17 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 64 | 54 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quitman 2 NNE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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