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Tocowa

Tocowa from directly overhead

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. River Road Scenic Byway passes 107 miles off. 52 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

52 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowe MountainENE 73°174 m20.3 mi
Terrapin MountainENE 74°166 m19.7 mi
Spyglass HillESE 111°117 m16.6 mi
Chickasaw HillESE 106°99 m14.2 mi
Elmers HillNE 46°91 m19.5 mi
Persimmon HillSE 125°90 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:12
June solstice05:5019:3920:16
September equinox06:4918:2618:59
December solstice07:0316:1716:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553627078808074635244

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Batesville 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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