Ghost town · Mississippi
Riverton
Riverton is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. The nearest named place is Walter Sillers Memorial Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.8 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town in Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates33.81972, -91.02083
- 0.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.8 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 57.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
37 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 22
- Walter Sillers Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Delta Heritage Trail Watson Trailhead: 14.5 mi
- Trusten Holder State Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Bear Pen Park: 16.1 mi
- Statesmen Park: 16.9 mi
Museums: 6
- Charles W. Capps Jr. Archives & Museum: 17.3 mi
- Grammy Museum Mississippi: 17.3 mi
- Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History: 17.4 mi
- John H. Johnson Cultural and Educational Museum: 17.8 mi
- Arkansas City Jail Museum: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Prentiss: 9.0 mi
- Huntington: 19.6 mi
- Eunice: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Bologna Performing Arts Center: 17.1 mi
- Dockery Farms: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- William Fisher Johnson: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- The Hazel and Jimmy Sanders Sculpture Garden: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
- Ecores Rouges: 23.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rohwer 2 NNE, 15 mi away.
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