Rocky Springs
Rocky Springs is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Blue Hill stands 139 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mangum Site, a attraction 8.3 miles away. Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway runs past it. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
human settlement in Mississippi, United States of America
How to reach it
- On the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
- 0.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 17 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- South Fort: 16.4 mi
- Virginia Memorial: 16.5 mi
- South Carolina Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Maryland Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Florida Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Farmer's Market: 13.3 mi
- Oak Square Park: 13.6 mi
- Grand Gulf Military Monument: 14.4 mi
- Patriot's Grove: 14.8 mi
- Bazinsky Park: 16.0 mi
- Irwin Russell Memorial Museum: 13.4 mi
- Old Court House Museum: 18.6 mi
- Yesterday's Children: 18.6 mi
- Lower Mississippi River Museum: 18.7 mi
- USS Cairo Museum: 20.1 mi
- Bayou Pierre Mounds: 13.8 mi
- Lookout Point: 15.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 19.7 mi
- Windsor Mounds: 20.7 mi
- Blue Hill: 23.0 mi
- Mangum Site: 8.3 mi
- Sunken Trace: 11.6 mi
- USS Cairo: 20.1 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Vicksburg Military Park Heritage Garden: 18.6 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Grand Gulf: 14.4 mi
- Battery De Golyer: 18.4 mi
- Louisiana Tourism Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | SSW 192° | 139 m | 23.0 mi |
| Fort Hill | N 351° | 106 m | 19.7 mi |
| Lookout Point | WSW 237° | 77 m | 15.9 mi |
| Catledge Mounds | WSW 240° | 68 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bayou Pierre Mounds | SW 234° | 54 m | 13.8 mi |
| Windsor Mounds | WSW 242° | 53 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:37 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:26 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Gibson 1 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Port Gibson · 13 mi
- Mississippi Capital-River · 18 mi
- Vicksburg · 19 mi
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