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Wheeling is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Pilot Hill stands 236 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Buren, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 22 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates34.14080, -88.37890

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Smithville Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
  • Amory Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Concord Sportsplex Fields: 11.0 mi
  • Fulton Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
  • Gilmore Sportsplex: 11.3 mi
Museums: 7
  • Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 9.3 mi
  • Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 10.5 mi
  • Amory Regional Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Amory Regional Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Colberts Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Moore Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Pharr Mounds: 22.6 mi
  • Pilot Hill: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • F-105 Thunderchief: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Magnolia Botanical Garden: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Elvis: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wheeling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot HillNE 54°236 m24.3 mi
Moore HillENE 59°219 m18.8 mi
Pharr MoundsN 355°100 m22.6 mi
Colberts HillSW 222°70 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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