Ghost town · Mississippi
Tocowa
Tocowa is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Lowe Mountain stands 174 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelsons Bluff, a cliff 5.2 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Panola County, Missouri
What the record says
- Founded
- 1865
How to reach it
Coordinates34.22361, -90.05972
47 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 33
- Patton Lane Park: 8.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- American League Park: 9.3 mi
- Riverview Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Wallace Creek Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 6
- Persimmon Hill: 11.0 mi
- Chickasaw Hill: 14.2 mi
- Spyglass Hill: 16.6 mi
- Elmers Hill: 19.5 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Nelsons Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Tallahatchie Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Jonathans Bluff: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lower Lake Beach: 19.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Emmett Till Interpretive Center: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tocowa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Mountain | ENE 73° | 174 m | 20.3 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | ENE 74° | 166 m | 19.7 mi |
| Spyglass Hill | ESE 111° | 117 m | 16.6 mi |
| Chickasaw Hill | ESE 106° | 99 m | 14.2 mi |
| Elmers Hill | NE 46° | 91 m | 19.5 mi |
| Persimmon Hill | SE 125° | 90 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:17 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Batesville 2 SW, 7 mi away.
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