Yale
Yale is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Pilot Hill stands 236 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tammy Wynette Legacy Center, a museum 5.9 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 14 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
ghost town in Itawamba County, Mississippi
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Twentymile Bottom Overlook, Milepost 278.4 · 20 mi
- Old Town Overlook · 28 mi
- Freedom Hills Overlook · 30 mi
37 named places within 25 miles
- Red Bay Park: 9.9 mi
- Vina Park: 10.6 mi
- Fulton Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Red Bay Dixie Youth Baseball Complex: 10.9 mi
- Moore Hill: 8.0 mi
- Pilot Hill: 11.4 mi
- Pharr Mounds: 14.9 mi
- Freedom Hills: 15.2 mi
- Bruton Mound: 23.4 mi
- Van Buren: 13.5 mi
- Wheeling: 14.9 mi
- Barnsville: 15.0 mi
- Pikeville: 25.0 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Jacobs Ladder Bluff: 17.1 mi
- State Rock: 18.4 mi
- Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 5.9 mi
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 10.9 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 19.7 mi
- Jackson's Military Road: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | E 80° | 236 m | 11.4 mi |
| Moore Hill | ESE 108° | 219 m | 8.0 mi |
| Freedom Hills | NNE 16° | 197 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bruton Mound | NNE 14° | 136 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pharr Mounds | NW 314° | 100 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tupelo · 29 mi
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