USS Cairo Museum
USS Cairo Museum is a museum in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 78 m. Fort Hill stands 106 m to the south-southwest, 0.4 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Cairo, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 78 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- On the Great River Road, National
- 17.8 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 4 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- Navy Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Tennessee Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Arkansas Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Missouri Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Wisconsin Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Washington Street Park: 1.8 mi
- Catfish Row Art Park: 2.0 mi
- Vicksburg Memorial Stadium: 3.8 mi
- Vicksburg City Park: 4.0 mi
- Riverfront Park: 4.2 mi
- Old Court House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Lower Mississippi River Museum: 1.8 mi
- Yesterday's Children: 1.9 mi
- Southern Heritage Air Museum: 9.4 mi
- Hermione Museum: 18.7 mi
- Vicksburg Military Park Heritage Garden: 1.8 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Battery De Golyer: 1.9 mi
- Battery De Golyer: 2.1 mi
- Snyders Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 23.4 mi
- USS Cairo: 0.0 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.4 mi
- Louisiana Tourism Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- Rocky Springs: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Cairo Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | SSW 203° | 106 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:26 | 17:03 |
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 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vicksburg City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367134866
Day trips start here
- Vicksburg · 2 mi
- Port Gibson · 30 mi
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