Irwin Russell Memorial Museum
Irwin Russell Memorial Museum is a museum in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 39 m. Blue Hill stands 139 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Square Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway runs past it. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 39 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- 1.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 26 mi
32 named places within 25 miles
- Oak Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Farmer's Market: 0.4 mi
- Grand Gulf Military Monument: 6.4 mi
- Willie May Latham-Taylor Recreation Park: 10.6 mi
- Winter Quarters State Historic Site: 12.0 mi
- Bayou Pierre Mounds: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.7 mi
- Windsor Mounds: 8.5 mi
- Catledge Mounds: 11.8 mi
- Petit Gulf Hills: 12.7 mi
- Grand Gulf: 6.8 mi
- Rocky Springs: 13.4 mi
- Rodney: 14.3 mi
- Old Greenville: 17.2 mi
- Uniontown: 17.6 mi
- Sunken Trace: 1.8 mi
- Mangum Site: 5.5 mi
- Mount Locust: 22.3 mi
- Windsor Ruins: 8.7 mi
- Windsor Ruins: 8.7 mi
- Mud Creek: 16.9 mi
- Coles Creek: 20.5 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 7.7 mi
- North Fork Coles Creek: 15.3 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Irwin Russell Memorial Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | SSE 159° | 139 m | 14.3 mi |
| Lookout Point | W 279° | 77 m | 3.7 mi |
| Catledge Mounds | WSW 254° | 68 m | 11.8 mi |
| Petit Gulf Hills | WSW 251° | 58 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bayou Pierre Mounds | NW 309° | 54 m | 1.7 mi |
| Windsor Mounds | W 265° | 53 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:27 | 17:04 |
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 | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Gibson 1 NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12499162496
Day trips start here
- Port Gibson · 0 mi
- Mississippi Capital-River · 23 mi
- Vicksburg · 28 mi
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