The Fortress
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
The Fortress is a historic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Hub HIll stands 123 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf River Game Management Area, a park 4.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 73 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 73.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.6 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
32 named places within 25 miles
- Wolf River Game Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Little Black Creek Water Park: 12.1 mi
- Old Helena School Community Park: 13.0 mi
- World War II Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
- Bennetts Memorial Park: 16.4 mi
- Hub HIll: 17.6 mi
- Red Hill: 19.6 mi
- Black Creek Hill: 20.2 mi
- Stony Point Hill: 20.5 mi
- Lee Hill: 21.2 mi
- Stone County War Memorial: 19.6 mi
- McHenry: 23.5 mi
- Wounded Combat Veterans: 24.3 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 24.3 mi
- L. O. Crosby Building: 17.3 mi
- Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: 24.2 mi
- The Friends Of Cassidy Park: 24.7 mi
- Hunt Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Dizzy Dean Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Perk Beach: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Fortress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hub HIll | NW 321° | 123 m | 17.6 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 313° | 119 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lee Hill | N 1° | 111 m | 21.2 mi |
| Stony Point Hill | NW 311° | 110 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sheep Stomp Hill | N 8° | 109 m | 22.8 mi |
| Black Creek Hill | N 8° | 99 m | 20.2 mi |
| Anderson Hill | N 6° | 96 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:24 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poplarville EXP STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7948462891
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