Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is a museum in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 79 m. Rocky Mount stands 140 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gardiner Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
The story
The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (LRMA) is an art museum in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1923, it was the first art museum established in the state. Its collections include American and European paintings, Native American basketry, British Georgian silver, and Japanese ukiyo-e prints. The museum also maintains a reference library of more than 10,000 volumes on art and regional history.
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Dates from 1923.
Wikidata Q14693278, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 79 m
What to expect
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Gardiner Park: 0.1 mi
- Pinehurst Park: 0.2 mi
- Trustmark Park: 0.2 mi
- Liberto Park: 0.3 mi
- Euclid Park: 0.5 mi
- Old Meeting House Hill: 2.5 mi
- Buffalo Hill: 6.8 mi
- Rocky Mount: 21.8 mi
- Confederate Soldier: 0.1 mi
- Skirmish at Rocky Creek: 8.5 mi
- Parking Area: 8.8 mi
- Parking area: 11.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 2.4 mi
- Landrum's Homestead & Village: 5.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | N 8° | 140 m | 21.8 mi |
| Buffalo Hill | SW 232° | 124 m | 6.8 mi |
| Old Meeting House Hill | SSE 151° | 90 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:30 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:21 | 16:58 |
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 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367134865
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