Mississippi Children's Museum
Mississippi Children's Museum is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Indian Mound Hill stands 170 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, a museum 0.3 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 6.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mississippi Children’s Museum
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
- 39.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 0.4 mi
- Lakeland Park: 0.5 mi
- Laurel Park: 0.8 mi
- Flynt Park: 1.8 mi
- Jaycee Park: 2.2 mi
- Mississippi Museum of Natural Science: 0.3 mi
- Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum: 0.5 mi
- Eudora Welty House: 1.1 mi
- The Oaks House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Merci Train: 2.4 mi
- W. J. Davis: 2.5 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters’ Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Woodmen Of The World: 2.6 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Bicycle Sculpture: 6.4 mi
- Bull Statue: 6.7 mi
- Flower: 7.4 mi
- Weird sculpture: 9.1 mi
- Le Fleur Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Stewarts Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Mound Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Beatties Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Bailey Hill: 4.5 mi
- Red Hill: 5.1 mi
- Pocahontas Mound: 12.4 mi
- Ware Hill: 19.4 mi
- Indian Mound Hill: 23.4 mi
- Grenada Street Folk Garden: 3.5 mi
- Fairview Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Terry Arboretum: 17.9 mi
- Enter Locked Escape Rooms: 6.3 mi
- Mississippi River Basin Model: 9.4 mi
- Canton Tourism: 20.9 mi
- Belhaven Beach: 0.8 mi
- Gatorland Beach: 4.6 mi
- Lynwood: 21.9 mi
- Beatties Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Pocahontas Mounds Roadside Park: 12.4 mi
- Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mississippi Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mound Hill | ESE 120° | 170 m | 23.4 mi |
| Ware Hill | E 87° | 141 m | 19.4 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 141° | 124 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bailey Hill | SSW 212° | 111 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pocahontas Mound | NW 322° | 74 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:35 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:23 | 17:00 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Hawkins FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/589999144
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