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The Statue Of Knowledge

The Statue Of Knowledge from directly overhead

The Statue Of Knowledge is a historic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Noxubee Hills stands 191 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is G.V. Sonny Montgomery Statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 21 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

A copper statue of a man reading a book in front of the Mississippi State University Library

How to reach it

Coordinates33.45285, -88.78899

Overlooks nearby

92 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Bell Island: 0.2 mi
  • The Junction: 0.3 mi
  • The Junction: 0.3 mi
  • University Estates Community Park: 0.8 mi
  • George Evans Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • G.V. Sonny Montgomery Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Stephen D. Lee Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Eternal Flame: 0.1 mi
  • A of Miss Concrete Bent: 0.1 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 0.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Reid Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Noxubee Hills: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Longview Opry: 8.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Noxubee HillsWSW 251°191 m22.4 mi
Reid HillNNW 345°128 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4719:3220:09
September equinox06:4418:2118:53
December solstice06:5616:1416:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444755637279828176645346
Precip in5.56.25.46.14.24.64.54.23.73.94.45.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5378840135

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