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Palo Alto

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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. 104 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

Coordinates33.68056, -88.80000

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • 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
Historic sites: 25
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 5
  • 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
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Witch Dance HillNNW 341°158 m20.4 mi
Ross HillNNW 337°156 m22.8 mi
Reid HillWNW 291°128 m4.4 mi
Bynum MoundsNNW 331°98 m17.2 mi
Colberts HillNE 34°70 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4619:3320:09
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5716:1316:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444755637279828176645346
Precip in5.56.25.46.14.24.64.54.23.73.94.45.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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