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L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum

L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum from directly overhead

L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Thacker Mountain stands 174 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is William Faulkner statue, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 53 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic house in Mississippi, United States

Dates from 1860.

Wikidata Q6697598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.37146, -89.51573

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stone Park: 0.6 mi
  • Avent Park: 0.6 mi
  • Oxford Skate Park: 0.6 mi
  • Oxford City Pool: 0.6 mi
  • Avent Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Sand Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Saddlers Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Thacker Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Carter Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Lowe Mountain: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • William Faulkner statue: 0.4 mi
  • James Meredith statue: 1.3 mi
  • Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Bailey Woods: 1.0 mi
  • Sardis Waterfowl Refuge: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • S-1: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thacker MountainSW 231°174 m4.7 mi
Lowe MountainWSW 250°174 m12.4 mi
Terrapin MountainWSW 248°166 m13.1 mi
Liberty HillE 89°166 m13.2 mi
Darden HillsENE 64°152 m21.4 mi
Sand HillSE 143°141 m3.0 mi
Saddlers HillNNW 346°139 m3.9 mi
Rook HillENE 74°136 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:10
June solstice05:4719:3720:14
September equinox06:4718:2318:56
December solstice07:0116:1416:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414554627078818074635244
Precip in5.15.85.66.35.45.24.33.94.04.14.36.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — University, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/599476121

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