Windsor Ruins
Windsor Ruins is a historic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Blue Hill stands 139 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Windsor Mounds, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway runs past it. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Historic ruins in Mississippi, United States.
Wikidata Q4111496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 7.2 mi off the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 30 mi
35 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Bruin State Park: 4.4 mi
- Willie May Latham-Taylor Recreation Park: 4.8 mi
- Winter Quarters State Historic Site: 5.7 mi
- Saint Joseph Historic District: 6.5 mi
- Grand Gulf Military Monument: 7.6 mi
- Windsor Mounds: 0.4 mi
- Catledge Mounds: 3.5 mi
- Petit Gulf Hills: 4.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.3 mi
- Bayou Pierre Mounds: 7.6 mi
- Rodney: 6.9 mi
- Grand Gulf: 7.8 mi
- Uniontown: 12.8 mi
- Old Greenville: 13.4 mi
- Rocky Springs: 21.1 mi
- Mud Creek: 12.2 mi
- Coles Creek: 16.1 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
- Sunken Trace: 10.4 mi
- Mangum Site: 13.9 mi
- Mount Locust: 17.9 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Loess Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Irwin Russell Memorial Museum: 8.7 mi
- North Fork Coles Creek: 11.1 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windsor Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | SE 132° | 139 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lookout Point | ENE 72° | 77 m | 5.3 mi |
| Catledge Mounds | SW 231° | 68 m | 3.5 mi |
| Petit Gulf Hills | SW 227° | 58 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bayou Pierre Mounds | ENE 74° | 54 m | 7.6 mi |
| Windsor Mounds | NNE 24° | 53 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:28 | 17:05 |
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 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Joseph 3 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/895046176
Day trips start here
- Port Gibson · 9 mi
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