Lower Mississippi River Museum
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Lower Mississippi River Museum is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Fort Hill stands 106 m to the north-northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway runs past it. 62 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Lower Mississippi River Museum is a museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Water Resources Development Act of 1992 authorized the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site. Consultation was directed with the Smithsonian Institution in the planning and design of the museum and site and with the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service in the planning, design, and implementation of interpretive programs. The museum is the first of its kind in the United States as it will be the first and only museum to maintain and house a fully restored, dry docked riverboat.
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Wikidata Q6693624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 15.5 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 16.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 2 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- Georgia Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Alabama Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Texas Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Kentucky Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Tennessee Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Washington Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Catfish Row Art Park: 0.2 mi
- Vicksburg Memorial Stadium: 2.1 mi
- Vicksburg City Park: 2.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 2.4 mi
- Yesterday's Children: 0.1 mi
- Old Court House Museum: 0.2 mi
- USS Cairo Museum: 1.8 mi
- Southern Heritage Air Museum: 8.4 mi
- Hermione Museum: 18.1 mi
- USS Cairo: 1.8 mi
- Mangum Site: 25.0 mi
- Vicksburg Military Park Heritage Garden: 2.2 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Battery De Golyer: 2.4 mi
- Battery De Golyer: 2.4 mi
- Snyders Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Rocky Springs: 18.7 mi
- Grand Gulf: 24.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.4 mi
- Louisiana Tourism Welcome Center: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Mississippi River Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | NNE 32° | 106 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:26 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vicksburg City, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Vicksburg · 0 mi
- Port Gibson · 28 mi
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