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Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights

Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights, a museum in Mississippi
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Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights, a museum in Mississippi
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Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights, a museum in Mississippi
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Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights, a museum in Mississippi
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Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights, a museum in Mississippi
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Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights, a museum in Mississippi
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Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Indian Mound Hill stands 170 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Capitol Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 7.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a museum in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Its mission is to document, exhibit the history of, and educate the public about the American Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. state of Mississippi between 1945 and 1970. The museum secured $20 million in funding from the Mississippi Legislature in April 2011 after Governor Haley Barbour testified in favor of its funding. Ground was broken in 2013, and the museum opened on December 9, 2017. The museum is administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. According to Mississippi State Senator John Horhn, it is the first state-sponsored civil rights museum in the United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2011.

Wikidata Q6879088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.30144, -90.17807

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Smith Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jackson Art Park: 0.6 mi
  • Poindexter Park: 1.2 mi
  • Laurel Park: 1.5 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 1.5 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Bailey Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Pocahontas Mound: 13.3 mi
  • Ware Hill: 20.8 mi
  • Indian Mound Hill: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Grenada Street Folk Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Terry Arboretum: 15.7 mi
  • Fairview Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Belhaven Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Gatorland Beach: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian Mound HillESE 114°170 m23.6 mi
Ware HillE 82°141 m20.8 mi
Red HillESE 115°124 m4.9 mi
Bailey HillSSW 212°111 m2.3 mi
Pocahontas MoundNNW 331°74 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:4019:13
June solstice05:5519:3520:11
September equinox06:5018:2718:59
December solstice06:5916:2317:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159667480838378675650
Precip in5.14.44.85.33.93.94.73.43.33.64.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Hawkins FLD, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/550521426

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