Rodney
Rodney is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Blue Hill stands 139 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Petit Gulf Hills, a peak 2.5 miles away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
former city in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1828
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.4 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
49 named places within 25 miles
- Willie May Latham-Taylor Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
- Saint Joseph Historic District: 4.3 mi
- Lake Bruin State Park: 6.8 mi
- Coles Creek: 10.5 mi
- Winter Quarters State Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Petit Gulf Hills: 2.5 mi
- Catledge Mounds: 3.6 mi
- Windsor Mounds: 7.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 11.6 mi
- Bayou Pierre Mounds: 13.7 mi
- Mount Locust: 12.1 mi
- Sunken Trace: 16.2 mi
- Mangum Site: 19.8 mi
- Stanton Hall: 23.8 mi
- William Johnson House: 24.1 mi
- Mud Creek: 6.8 mi
- Coles Creek: 10.4 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
- Uniontown: 7.3 mi
- Old Greenville: 8.7 mi
- Grand Gulf: 14.7 mi
- Selsertown: 16.3 mi
- Irwin Russell Memorial Museum: 14.3 mi
- Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture: 24.0 mi
- Magnolia Hall: 24.1 mi
- Rosalie Mansion and Gardens: 24.2 mi
- Windsor Ruins: 6.9 mi
- Forks of the Road: 23.7 mi
- Loess Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 17.5 mi
- North Fork Coles Creek: 6.6 mi
- Laura's Garden: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rodney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | ESE 111° | 139 m | 19.2 mi |
| Lookout Point | NE 52° | 77 m | 11.6 mi |
| Catledge Mounds | NNE 24° | 68 m | 3.6 mi |
| Petit Gulf Hills | NNE 18° | 58 m | 2.5 mi |
| Foster Mounds | SSW 203° | 55 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bayou Pierre Mounds | ENE 56° | 54 m | 13.7 mi |
| Windsor Mounds | NE 36° | 53 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Joseph 3 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Port Gibson · 14 mi
- Natchez · 24 mi
- Vidalia · 24 mi
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