Pontocola
Pontocola is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Briar Mountain stands 194 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chickasaw Council House, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
- On the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 21.6 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Black Belt Overlook · 1 mi
- Old Town Overlook · 12 mi
- Twentymile Bottom Overlook, Milepost 278.4 · 25 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- Theron Nichols Park: 7.2 mi
- Ballard park: 7.4 mi
- Ballard Park: 7.9 mi
- Hancock Park: 8.8 mi
- Old Natchez Trace Park: 9.0 mi
- Dozier Hill: 11.9 mi
- Ross Hill: 13.5 mi
- Witch Dance Hill: 14.0 mi
- Bynum Mounds: 18.6 mi
- Colberts Hill: 19.1 mi
- Oren Dunn City Museum: 7.8 mi
- Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 11.3 mi
- Natchez Trace Visitors Center: 14.3 mi
- Amory Regional Museum: 22.6 mi
- Amory Regional Museum: 22.6 mi
- Chickasaw Council House: 0.5 mi
- Tupelo Battlefield Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Elvis Presley: 11.4 mi
- Korea Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Camargo: 11.2 mi
- Cotton Gin Port: 20.0 mi
- Van Buren: 23.7 mi
- Lochinvar: 11.6 mi
- F-105 Thunderchief: 11.7 mi
- Magnolia Botanical Garden: 5.8 mi
- Elvis: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pontocola. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Mountain | N 350° | 194 m | 23.4 mi |
| Grubb Hill | N 350° | 193 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rakestraw Mountain | N 351° | 176 m | 23.8 mi |
| Luke Hill | NNW 345° | 160 m | 21.0 mi |
| Witch Dance Hill | SSW 203° | 158 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ross Hill | SW 215° | 156 m | 13.5 mi |
| Dozier Hill | NNW 340° | 155 m | 11.9 mi |
| Buncombe Hill | N 350° | 151 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Verona EXP STN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tupelo · 10 mi
- Mississippi Hills · 26 mi
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