Van Buren
Van Buren is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Pilot Hill stands 236 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeling, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 18 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Twentymile Bottom Overlook, Milepost 278.4 · 18 mi
- Old Town Overlook · 19 mi
- Black Belt Overlook · 24 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- Fulton Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Smithville Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Amory Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Concord Sportsplex Fields: 13.7 mi
- Gilmore Sportsplex: 13.9 mi
- Wheeling: 4.0 mi
- Yale: 13.5 mi
- Camargo: 15.9 mi
- Cotton Gin Port: 17.0 mi
- Barnsville: 19.4 mi
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 6.8 mi
- Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 9.0 mi
- Amory Regional Museum: 15.3 mi
- Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 16.0 mi
- Natchez Trace Visitors Center: 19.5 mi
- Korea Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Elvis Presley: 15.9 mi
- Tupelo Battlefield Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Chickasaw Council House: 24.0 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 24.8 mi
- Colberts Hill: 17.4 mi
- Moore Hill: 19.0 mi
- Pharr Mounds: 19.0 mi
- Pilot Hill: 24.1 mi
- F-105 Thunderchief: 16.1 mi
- Elvis: 17.2 mi
- Magnolia Botanical Garden: 17.9 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Buren. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | ENE 64° | 236 m | 24.1 mi |
| Moore Hill | ENE 71° | 219 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pharr Mounds | N 359° | 100 m | 19.0 mi |
| Colberts Hill | SSW 210° | 70 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fulton 3 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tupelo · 19 mi
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