Old Town
Old Town is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Witch Dance Hill stands 158 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruce Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 75 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
- 74.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Black Belt Overlook · 30 mi
32 named places within 25 miles
- Bruce Park: 2.0 mi
- Oakwood Park: 2.5 mi
- Harry E. Waller Park: 2.7 mi
- Calhoun County State Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Upper Yalobusha Public Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Johnny Main Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Sandy Mountain: 17.6 mi
- Ross Hill: 19.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 20.3 mi
- Bynum Mounds: 21.1 mi
- Carver Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Lochinvar: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witch Dance Hill | E 95° | 158 m | 22.0 mi |
| Johnny Main Mountain | NE 46° | 156 m | 3.9 mi |
| Ross Hill | E 91° | 156 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sandy Mountain | SSW 198° | 138 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bynum Mounds | ESE 107° | 98 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSW 212° | 92 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calhoun City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
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