Golden Memorial State Park
Golden Memorial State Park is a park in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 142 m. Circle Hill stands 195 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Hill, a peak 8.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 82 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 142 m
How to reach it
- 81.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
30 named places within 25 miles
- McMillian Park: 13.0 mi
- Bienville State Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Bienville Pines Scenic Area: 16.0 mi
- Harrell Prairie Botanical Area: 16.6 mi
- Caney Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Island Hill: 8.1 mi
- Diamond Hill: 16.3 mi
- Harrell Prairie Hill: 16.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 18.1 mi
- Coughlin Mound: 18.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Scott County Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Volcan: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Golden Memorial State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Hill | ENE 74° | 195 m | 24.5 mi |
| Rock Gut Hill | ENE 79° | 185 m | 22.6 mi |
| Nance Hill | SSE 155° | 184 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | S 170° | 181 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sherman Hill | S 177° | 176 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mathes Hill | S 189° | 174 m | 18.7 mi |
| Walk Hill | S 176° | 174 m | 22.4 mi |
| Harrell Prairie Hill | S 187° | 167 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:33 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:19 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 14 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake1 obs
- Gulf Fritillary1 obs
- American beautyberry1 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider1 obs
- woolgrass1 obs
- blackjack oak1 obs
- blue mistflower1 obs
- downy lobelia1 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/357931697
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