Busby Game Refuge
Busby Game Refuge is a park in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 80 m. Betty Gap Mountain stands 132 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is East Side Park, a park 8.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 156 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 80 m
How to reach it
- 156.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
21 named places within 25 miles
- East Side Park: 8.5 mi
- South Side Park: 9.0 mi
- West Side Park: 9.5 mi
- Maynor Creek Park: 12.7 mi
- Maynor Creek Water Park: 12.7 mi
- Nannie Chufa: 21.0 mi
- Betty Gap Mountain: 23.8 mi
- Hill Mountain: 24.9 mi
- McGregor Bluff: 21.5 mi
- King Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Secession Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Gin: 9.8 mi
- Winchester: 11.6 mi
- Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well: 9.3 mi
- Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busby Game Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Gap Mountain | NE 43° | 132 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hill Mountain | NE 45° | 132 m | 24.9 mi |
| Nannie Chufa | SE 129° | 49 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:28 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:18 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro 2 W, 10 mi away.
- eastern leatherwood2 obs
- common hoptree2 obs
- giant blue sage2 obs
- Rosepink2 obs
- white snakeroot2 obs
- Hercules' club2 obs
- Carolina ruellia2 obs
- Prostrate blue violet2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357965000
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