YANKY-72 Crash Site
YANKY-72 Crash Site is a historic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Millers Hill stands 110 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is YANKY-72 Cross, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MARINES AND NAVY CORPSMAN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES NEAR THIS SPOT JULY 10, 2017
What to expect
How to reach it
41 named places within 25 miles
- Fletcher Park: 11.0 mi
- BB King Park: 11.4 mi
- Bethune Center Park: 11.8 mi
- Minnie Cox Park: 11.8 mi
- Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge: 12.0 mi
- YANKY-72 Cross: 0.2 mi
- YANKY-72 HISTORIC MARKER: 7.1 mi
- YANKY-72 Monument: 7.1 mi
- Nathaniel 'Slim' Jack: 11.5 mi
- Club Ebony - Indianola: 11.6 mi
- B.B. King Museum: 11.5 mi
- Florewood River Plantation Museum: 12.5 mi
- Museum of the Mississippi Delta: 14.4 mi
- Jaketown Museum: 19.8 mi
- Catfish Museum and Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
- Colony Town: 2.2 mi
- Inwood: 5.4 mi
- Oswego: 21.3 mi
- Prentiss Mound: 15.4 mi
- Millers Hill: 21.3 mi
- Steen Hill: 21.5 mi
- Dockery Farms: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of YANKY-72 Crash Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millers Hill | E 98° | 110 m | 21.3 mi |
| Steen Hill | E 94° | 103 m | 21.5 mi |
| Prentiss Mound | SW 222° | 30 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10187424037
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