Ghost town · Mississippi
Volcan
Volcan is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Nance Hill stands 184 m to the west-southwest, 1.9 miles off. Great River Road passes 95 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
ghost town in Mississippi, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates32.26222, -89.19556
- 95.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
26 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 12
- Nance Hill: 1.9 mi
- Diamond Hill: 9.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 9.9 mi
- Walk Hill: 10.6 mi
- Sherman Hill: 11.1 mi
Parks: 11
- Tallahala State Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Mitts Refuge: 8.5 mi
- Jerry Massey Memorial Park: 13.9 mi
- Harrell Prairie Botanical Area: 15.1 mi
- Caney Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Success: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Scott County Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Dunn's Falls: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Volcan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nance Hill | WSW 259° | 184 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 292° | 181 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sherman Hill | W 275° | 176 m | 11.1 mi |
| Moss Hill | SE 137° | 176 m | 11.7 mi |
| Walk Hill | W 266° | 174 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mathes Hill | WNW 282° | 174 m | 15.4 mi |
| Harrell Prairie Hill | WNW 289° | 167 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pinkston Hill | W 272° | 165 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:31 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:19 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton EXP STN, 9 mi away.
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