Ghost town · Mississippi

Valena

Valena from directly overhead

Valena is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. The nearest named place is Holmes County State Park, a park 5.5 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 14 miles off. 11 named places lie within 25 miles.

ghost town in Mississippi, United States

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Coordinates32.95417, -89.88333

14.4 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
60.6 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

11 named places within 25 miles

Parks9

Holmes County State Park: 5.5 mi
Hugh Ellard Park: 18.0 mi
Redbud Springs Park: 18.5 mi
Northside Park: 19.0 mi
Jason Niles Park: 19.0 mi

Museums1

Kosciusko Heritage Foundation Museum: 18.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Sand Hill: 21.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:04	18:39	19:11
June solstice	05:52	19:35	20:12
September equinox	06:48	18:25	18:58
December solstice	06:59	16:20	16:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	45	49	57	63	71	77	80	79	75	64	54	48

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 7 mi away.

Sources

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