Rosalie Mansion and Gardens
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Rosalie Mansion and Gardens is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Foster Mounds stands 55 m to the east-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Natchez National Historical Park - Fort Rosalie, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Rosalie Mansion is a historic pre-Civil War mansion and historic house museum in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in 1823, it was a major influence on Antebellum architecture in the greater region, inspiring many of Natchez's grand Greek Revival mansions. During the American Civil War, it served as U.S. Army headquarters for the Natchez area from July 1863 on. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1823.
Wikidata Q4245015, matched on coordinates and name (25 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- 0.7 mi off the Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
- 0.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.8 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
42 named places within 25 miles
- Natchez National Historical Park - Fort Rosalie: 0.2 mi
- Natchez National Historical Park - William Johnson House: 0.2 mi
- Natchez Bluff Park & Natchez Trails: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Children's Playground Park: 0.6 mi
- Fort Rosalie: 0.2 mi
- William Johnson House: 0.2 mi
- Stanton Hall: 0.6 mi
- Melrose: 1.6 mi
- Mount Locust: 15.6 mi
- Selsertown: 11.2 mi
- Uniontown: 19.6 mi
- Old Greenville: 20.4 mi
- Rodney: 24.2 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
- Turpin Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Coles Creek: 17.1 mi
- Mud Creek: 20.3 mi
- Magnolia Hall: 0.3 mi
- Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture: 0.3 mi
- Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins: 15.6 mi
- Forks of the Road: 1.5 mi
- Forks of the Road: 1.5 mi
- Elizabeth Female Academy: 6.8 mi
- Ellis Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Loess Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Laura's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Foster Mounds: 5.3 mi
- North Fork Coles Creek: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosalie Mansion and Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Mounds | ENE 58° | 55 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:39 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natchez, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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