Port Royal
Port Royal is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Morrells Hill stands 73 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is North Delta Museum, a museum 3.3 miles away. Mississippi Delta Great River Road passes 1.6 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mississsippi
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 1.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 96.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
65 named places within 25 miles
- Humber Cypress Break: 7.8 mi
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Nosef Park: 9.2 mi
- Anderson Park: 9.7 mi
- Youth Inc. Park: 9.7 mi
- The Crossroads: 10.5 mi
- Sonny Boy Williams Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Fort Curtis: 14.3 mi
- 2nd Baptist Church: 14.4 mi
- Merci Car: 14.5 mi
- North Delta Museum: 3.3 mi
- Delta Blues Museum: 9.9 mi
- Elaine Legacy Center: 11.7 mi
- Delta Cultural Center: 14.1 mi
- Delta Cultural Center: 14.2 mi
- Kangaroo Point: 3.7 mi
- Jackson Point: 15.5 mi
- Wildwood: 12.4 mi
- Trotter Landing: 16.6 mi
- Helena Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Thompson Flower Garden: 14.6 mi
- Father Pere Marquette Statue: 14.6 mi
- Welcome to Marvel: 21.6 mi
- Fern Hill: 14.8 mi
- Morrells Hill: 22.2 mi
- Levon Helm Boyhood Home: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Port Royal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrells Hill | N 2° | 73 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:19 | 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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksdale, 11 mi away.
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