African American Military History Museum
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African American Military History Museum is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Buffalo Hill stands 124 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
The African American Military History Museum, also known as East Sixth Street USO Building, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, opened to the public on May 23, 2009. The museum building was originally constructed in 1942 as a USO Club for African American soldiers who were stationed at Camp Shelby. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2010.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1942.
Wikidata Q4689663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
76 named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Bell-Sandifer Leisure Park: 0.1 mi
- Smokestack Park: 0.1 mi
- 9th Street Park: 0.3 mi
- The Commons: 0.6 mi
- Eureka School Museum: 0.1 mi
- Hattiesburg Pocket Museum: 0.6 mi
- Sarah Gillespie Museum: 2.0 mi
- Palmers Crossing Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Fountain: 1.7 mi
- Bonhomie: 3.5 mi
- Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight: 5.5 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 10.3 mi
- Wounded Combat Veterans: 10.3 mi
- Sheep Stomp Hill: 9.4 mi
- Anderson Hill: 9.8 mi
- Black Creek Hill: 11.6 mi
- Lee Hill: 12.4 mi
- Red Hill: 14.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Medicine Wheel Garden: 2.6 mi
- Bland Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Fairhope Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Lofty Return: 2.4 mi
- Riverside: 2.7 mi
- Landrum's Homestead & Village: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of African American Military History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Hill | NNE 11° | 124 m | 21.3 mi |
| Red Hill | SW 233° | 122 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lee Hill | SW 230° | 111 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sheep Stomp Hill | SW 225° | 109 m | 9.4 mi |
| Black Creek Hill | SW 217° | 99 m | 11.6 mi |
| Anderson Hill | SW 229° | 96 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:22 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hattiesburg Chain Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 04000267OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — East Sixth Street USO Building, reference 04000267, listed 04/06/04.
OpenStreetMap element way/623585437
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