Wheeling
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. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Twentymile Bottom Overlook, Milepost 278.4 · 22 mi
- Old Town Overlook · 23 mi
- Black Belt Overlook · 25 mi
63 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 9.3 mi
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 10.5 mi
- Amory Regional Museum: 12.7 mi
- Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 19.0 mi
- Natchez Trace Visitors Center: 23.0 mi
- Van Buren: 4.0 mi
- Yale: 14.9 mi
- Cotton Gin Port: 15.0 mi
- Camargo: 16.2 mi
- Barnsville: 17.2 mi
- Korea Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Elvis Presley: 18.9 mi
- Tupelo Battlefield Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Jackson's Military Road: 22.3 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 22.4 mi
- Colberts Hill: 15.7 mi
- Moore Hill: 18.8 mi
- Pharr Mounds: 22.6 mi
- Pilot Hill: 24.3 mi
- F-105 Thunderchief: 19.2 mi
- Magnolia Botanical Garden: 19.7 mi
- Elvis: 20.1 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | NE 54° | 236 m | 24.3 mi |
| Moore Hill | ENE 59° | 219 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pharr Mounds | N 355° | 100 m | 22.6 mi |
| Colberts Hill | SW 222° | 70 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tupelo · 21 mi
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