Midway
Midway is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Persimmon Hill stands 90 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Emmett Till Interpretive Center, a museum 4.2 miles away. Mississippi Delta Great River Road passes 28 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Missouri
How to reach it
- 28.0 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
24 named places within 25 miles
- Strider-Taylor Public Access Area: 4.3 mi
- Camp Talla Refuge: 13.8 mi
- Sasse Street Park: 19.9 mi
- Lyon Park: 21.0 mi
- Downtown Park: 21.5 mi
- Emmett Till Interpretive Center: 4.2 mi
- Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center - ETHIC: 11.1 mi
- Delta Blues Museum: 21.4 mi
- Graball Landing: 11.1 mi
- The Crossroads: 20.7 mi
- Emmet Till Historical Marker: 23.9 mi
- Tallahatchie Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Tocowa: 21.2 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Midway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | ENE 67° | 90 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lambert 1W, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
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