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Van Buren

Van Buren from directly overhead

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. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates34.19170, -88.41140

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • 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
Museums: 7
  • Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 6.8 mi
  • Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 9.0 mi
  • Amory Regional Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Amory Regional Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Colberts Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Moore Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Pharr Mounds: 19.0 mi
  • Pilot Hill: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • F-105 Thunderchief: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Elvis: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Magnolia Botanical Garden: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot HillENE 64°236 m24.1 mi
Moore HillENE 71°219 m19.0 mi
Pharr MoundsN 359°100 m19.0 mi
Colberts HillSSW 210°70 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452616976797973615043
Precip in5.35.75.45.85.94.94.74.94.04.04.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fulton 3 W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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