YANKY-72 Cross
YANKY-72 Cross 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 Crash Site, a historic site 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 55 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 54.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
41 named places within 25 miles
- Fletcher Park: 11.2 mi
- BB King Park: 11.6 mi
- Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge: 11.8 mi
- Bethune Center Park: 12.0 mi
- Florewood River Plantation State Park: 12.0 mi
- YANKY-72 Crash Site: 0.2 mi
- YANKY-72 HISTORIC MARKER: 6.9 mi
- YANKY-72 Monument: 6.9 mi
- Nathaniel 'Slim' Jack: 11.7 mi
- Club Ebony - Indianola: 11.8 mi
- B.B. King Museum: 11.7 mi
- Florewood River Plantation Museum: 12.3 mi
- Museum of the Mississippi Delta: 14.2 mi
- Jaketown Museum: 19.8 mi
- Catfish Museum and Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
- Colony Town: 2.0 mi
- Inwood: 5.6 mi
- Oswego: 21.1 mi
- Prentiss Mound: 15.5 mi
- Millers Hill: 21.1 mi
- Steen Hill: 21.3 mi
- Dockery Farms: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of YANKY-72 Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millers Hill | E 98° | 110 m | 21.1 mi |
| Steen Hill | E 94° | 103 m | 21.3 mi |
| Prentiss Mound | SW 223° | 30 m | 15.5 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 | 20:15 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10187424036
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