Meridian Museum of Art
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Meridian Museum of Art is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Bull Mountain stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dumont Plaza, a park 0.2 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 19 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Meridian Museum of Art is an art museum located at 628 25th Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and declared a Mississippi Landmark in 1985. The building originally served as the home of the First Presbyterian Church of Meridian until the city of Meridian bought the building in 1911 and turned it into a Carnegie Library in 1913. The city originally constructed two Carnegie libraries — one for whites and one for African-Americans; the building currently housing the Meridian Museum of Art served as the white library. In 1970, after the libraries integrated and moved to a new location, the vacant building at 628 25th Avenue was transformed into the Meridian Museum of Art and still operates today.
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Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q6819351, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 142.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- Dumont Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Harmon Sanders Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- James E. Chaney Park: 0.9 mi
- Highland Park: 1.2 mi
- John C. Harris Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Mount Barton: 1.5 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 6.9 mi
- Bill Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Thornton Hill: 20.5 mi
- Bull Mountain: 22.3 mi
- Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX): 0.3 mi
- Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Jimmie Rodgers Museum: 1.2 mi
- Key Brothers Aviation Museum: 3.2 mi
- Dentzel Carousel: 1.3 mi
- The Simmons-Wright Company: 16.0 mi
- Lauderdale County Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
- Sumter Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
- Collinsville Beach: 11.3 mi
- Dunn's Falls: 11.6 mi
- Middleton: 14.8 mi
- King Bluff: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meridian Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountain | NNW 337° | 172 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bill Mountain | SE 129° | 165 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Barton | SSW 201° | 154 m | 1.5 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | W 260° | 142 m | 6.9 mi |
| Alamuchee Hill | ENE 76° | 116 m | 23.1 mi |
| Thornton Hill | E 92° | 107 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:30 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:21 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:17 | 16:54 |
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 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meridian KEY FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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