Palo Alto
Palo Alto is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Witch Dance Hill stands 158 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Reid Hill, a peak 4.4 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 14 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Clay County, Mississippi, United States of America
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
96 named places within 25 miles
- Half Mile Park: 9.5 mi
- Zuber Park: 9.9 mi
- West Point City Park: 10.2 mi
- Sportsman Park: 10.3 mi
- Marshall Park: 10.7 mi
- Entrance Sign: 14.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Original Campus Entrance Gate: 15.4 mi
- John Petro Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Lyons Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Boatyard Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Blocks Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Mullens Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Reid Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bynum Mounds: 17.2 mi
- Witch Dance Hill: 20.4 mi
- Ross Hill: 22.8 mi
- Colberts Hill: 24.4 mi
- Sam Wilhite Transportation Museum: 9.9 mi
- Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum: 15.2 mi
- Clock Museum: 15.5 mi
- Hilbun Hall: 15.6 mi
- Cobb Institute of Archaeology: 15.6 mi
- Will Clark Statue: 15.1 mi
- Rafael Palmeiro Statue: 15.1 mi
- Greek Columns: 15.6 mi
- Greek Column (fallen): 15.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- MSU Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Double Springs: 20.4 mi
- Cotton Gin Port: 24.9 mi
- Longview Opry: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palo Alto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witch Dance Hill | NNW 341° | 158 m | 20.4 mi |
| Ross Hill | NNW 337° | 156 m | 22.8 mi |
| Reid Hill | WNW 291° | 128 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bynum Mounds | NNW 331° | 98 m | 17.2 mi |
| Colberts Hill | NE 34° | 70 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:33 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:13 | 16:51 |
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 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
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