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Cobb Institute of Archaeology

Cobb Institute of Archaeology from directly overhead

Cobb Institute of Archaeology is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Noxubee Hills stands 191 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Greek Columns, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 21 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

research institute of Mississippi State University

Wikidata Q65069906, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1973-04-14

What to expect

Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates33.45486, -88.78755

Overlooks nearby

93 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Bell Island: 0.2 mi
  • The Junction: 0.4 mi
  • The Junction: 0.4 mi
  • University Estates Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • George Evans Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • World War I Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • A of Miss Concrete Bent: 0.1 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Stephen D. Lee Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Bulldog Statue: 0.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 4
Museums: 4
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Reid Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Noxubee Hills: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Longview Opry: 8.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cobb Institute of Archaeology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Noxubee HillsWSW 251°191 m22.5 mi
Reid HillNNW 344°128 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4719:3220:09
September equinox06:4418:2118:53
December solstice06:5616:1416:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444755637279828176645346
Precip in5.56.25.46.14.24.64.54.23.73.94.45.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/201592632

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