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Lake Lowndes State Park

Lake Lowndes State Park from directly overhead

Lake Lowndes State Park is a park in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. The nearest named place is Columbus Raceway, a park 6.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 171 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.43331, -88.30176

54 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Columbus Raceway: 6.5 mi
  • Propst Park: 7.3 mi
  • Luxapallila Creek Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • James Creek Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Lee Park: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 1
  • Sam Wilhite Transportation Museum: 23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4519:3020:07
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5416:1216:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667380838377665548
Precip in5.55.75.35.84.04.44.74.53.23.64.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 5 mi away.

  • crane-fly orchid4 obs
  • Mallard3 obs
  • Canada Goose3 obs
  • White-tailed Deer3 obs
  • American sweetgum3 obs
  • tiny bluet3 obs
  • Muscovy Duck2 obs
  • Chipping Sparrow2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/518902964

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