W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument
W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument is a historic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Lebanon Mountain stands 242 m to the west, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twentymile Bottom Overlook, Milepost 278.4 · 12 mi
- Old Town Overlook · 20 mi
105 named places within 25 miles
- Geeville Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Kitchen Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Lebanon Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Tippah Hills: 5.9 mi
- Rockpile Hill: 7.6 mi
- W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park: 0.0 mi
- Swift Park: 6.4 mi
- Booneville City Park: 7.0 mi
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: 7.8 mi
- Guntown City Park: 9.8 mi
- Rails & Trails Museum: 6.2 mi
- Natchez Trace Visitors Center: 18.2 mi
- Tippah County Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum: 22.7 mi
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 23.8 mi
- F-105 Thunderchief: 22.3 mi
- Caboose: 24.8 mi
- Elvis Presley: 22.7 mi
- Tupelo Battlefield Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Ridge on Honeycutt: 4.4 mi
- Elvis: 23.1 mi
- C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Mountain | W 260° | 242 m | 5.6 mi |
| Tippah Hills | WNW 287° | 228 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wicker Mountain | NW 308° | 223 m | 22.6 mi |
| Kitchen Mountain | WNW 288° | 222 m | 5.2 mi |
| Crum Mountain | NNW 343° | 221 m | 19.8 mi |
| Barnett Knob | ENE 61° | 219 m | 22.2 mi |
| Geeville Mountain | W 261° | 218 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rockpile Hill | W 271° | 216 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:10 | 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 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Booneville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9952068149
Day trips start here
- Booneville · 7 mi
- Mississippi Hills · 22 mi
- Tupelo · 23 mi
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