Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is a museum in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 84 m. Indian Mound Hill stands 170 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mississippi Children's Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 7.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is a museum located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is the largest museum in Mississippi.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1932.
Wikidata Q6879236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 84 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
- 39.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakeland Park: 0.8 mi
- Flynt Park: 1.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 2.2 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum: 0.9 mi
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum: 0.9 mi
- Eudora Welty House: 0.9 mi
- The Oaks House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Merci Train: 2.2 mi
- W. J. Davis: 2.3 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters’ Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Woodmen Of The World: 2.4 mi
- Firefighter Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Bicycle Sculpture: 6.7 mi
- Bull Statue: 7.0 mi
- Flower: 7.7 mi
- Weird sculpture: 9.4 mi
- Le Fleur Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Stewarts Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Mound Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Beatties Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Bailey Hill: 4.3 mi
- Red Hill: 4.8 mi
- Pocahontas Mound: 12.6 mi
- Ware Hill: 19.4 mi
- Indian Mound Hill: 23.2 mi
- Grenada Street Folk Garden: 3.5 mi
- Fairview Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Terry Arboretum: 17.6 mi
- Enter Locked Escape Rooms: 6.6 mi
- Mississippi River Basin Model: 9.4 mi
- Canton Tourism: 21.2 mi
- Belhaven Beach: 0.5 mi
- Gatorland Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lynwood: 21.8 mi
- Beatties Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Pocahontas Mounds Roadside Park: 12.6 mi
- Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mound Hill | ESE 119° | 170 m | 23.2 mi |
| Ware Hill | E 86° | 141 m | 19.4 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 139° | 124 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bailey Hill | SW 215° | 111 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pocahontas Mound | NW 323° | 74 m | 12.6 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.
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