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Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge

Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge from directly overhead

Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge is a nature reserve in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 90 m. Spencer Hill stands 150 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearl River State Wildlife Management Area, a park 2.6 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 0.7 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
90 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.52792, -89.95286

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 11
  • Boyd Mounds: 8.5 mi
  • 9/11 memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Plaque: 10.4 mi
  • Brahear's Stand: 10.6 mi
  • Old Trace Trail: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Children Playing: 11.1 mi
  • Weird sculpture: 11.4 mi
  • Bull Statue: 11.8 mi
  • Flower: 13.0 mi
  • Bicycle Sculpture: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Ware Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 19.8 mi
  • Pocahontas Mound: 20.0 mi
  • Bailey Hill: 22.7 mi
  • Spencer Hill: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Fairview Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Grenada Street Folk Garden: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Canton Tourism: 7.7 mi
  • Enter Locked Escape Rooms: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Gatorland Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Belhaven Beach: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spencer HillSE 127°150 m24.8 mi
Ware HillSSE 150°141 m14.7 mi
Red HillSSW 206°124 m19.8 mi
Island HillE 92°119 m24.9 mi
Bailey HillSW 219°111 m22.7 mi
Pocahontas MoundWSW 258°74 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3919:12
June solstice05:5419:3520:11
September equinox06:4918:2618:58
December solstice06:5816:2116:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454856637178818075645347
Precip in5.14.95.76.14.74.04.63.84.14.34.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton 4N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357962878

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