Highland Park
Highland Park is a park in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 97 m. Bull Mountain stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jimmie Rodgers Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 19 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 97 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 141.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- John C. Harris Community Park: 0.8 mi
- James E. Chaney Park: 0.9 mi
- Sammy Davidson Park: 0.9 mi
- Dumont Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Velma Young Park: 1.5 mi
- Jimmie Rodgers Museum: 0.1 mi
- Meridian Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX): 1.4 mi
- Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum: 1.4 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mount Barton: 2.2 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 6.3 mi
- Bill Mountain: 19.9 mi
- Bull Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Thornton Hill: 21.4 mi
- Dentzel Carousel: 0.1 mi
- The Simmons-Wright Company: 16.7 mi
- Lauderdale County Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- Sumter Welcome Center: 19.4 mi
- Collinsville Beach: 10.2 mi
- Dunn's Falls: 11.8 mi
- Middleton: 15.8 mi
- King Bluff: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Highland Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountain | NNW 338° | 172 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bill Mountain | SE 129° | 165 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Barton | S 171° | 154 m | 2.2 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | WSW 252° | 142 m | 6.3 mi |
| Alamuchee Hill | ENE 79° | 116 m | 23.8 mi |
| Thornton Hill | E 94° | 107 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:30 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:21 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:17 | 16:54 |
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 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meridian KEY FLD, 3 mi away.
- Red-spotted Admiral6 obs
- Chinese Tallow5 obs
- Field madder4 obs
- Gulf Fritillary4 obs
- Northern Mockingbird3 obs
- Eastern Phoebe3 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko3 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail3 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 way/369604535
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