Rankin County Confederate Monument
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Rankin County Confederate Monument is a historic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Indian Mound Hill stands 170 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Vance Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 12 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Rankin County Confederate Monument is a war memorial located on the downtown square of Brandon, Mississippi, at the intersection of Government and North streets. The monument was erected in 1907 by the Brandon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1997.
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Dates from 1907.
Wikidata Q16155157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 49.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.6 mi off the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bill Vance Park: 1.0 mi
- Shiloh Park: 1.4 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.5 mi
- Brandon City Park: 1.9 mi
- Brandon Exchange Club Fields: 2.3 mi
- Mississippi Museum of Natural Science: 10.5 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum: 10.7 mi
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum: 10.8 mi
- Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum: 10.9 mi
- Eudora Welty House: 11.1 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Merci Train: 11.4 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters’ Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Woodmen Of The World: 11.5 mi
- W. J. Davis: 11.7 mi
- Red Hill: 6.8 mi
- Ware Hill: 10.6 mi
- Bailey Hill: 12.4 mi
- Indian Mound Hill: 12.9 mi
- Spencer Hill: 21.8 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Bull Statue: 12.1 mi
- Bicycle Sculpture: 13.6 mi
- Flower: 14.6 mi
- Weird sculpture: 15.3 mi
- Le Fleur Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Stewarts Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Enter Locked Escape Rooms: 11.7 mi
- Mississippi River Basin Model: 19.3 mi
- Canton Tourism: 23.7 mi
- Grenada Street Folk Garden: 13.6 mi
- Fairview Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Terry Arboretum: 21.8 mi
- Gatorland Beach: 9.6 mi
- Belhaven Beach: 10.2 mi
- Lynwood: 11.3 mi
- Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge: 17.7 mi
- Pocahontas Mounds Roadside Park: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rankin County Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mound Hill | SE 127° | 170 m | 12.9 mi |
| Spencer Hill | E 83° | 150 m | 21.8 mi |
| Ware Hill | ENE 63° | 141 m | 10.6 mi |
| Red Hill | W 269° | 124 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bailey Hill | W 270° | 111 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pocahontas Mound | NW 308° | 74 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/153451061
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