Witch Dance Picnic Area
Witch Dance Picnic Area is a park in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 125 m. Witch Dance Hill stands 158 m to the north-northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bynum Mound and Village Site, a park 1.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway runs past it. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 125 m
How to reach it
- On the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Black Belt Overlook · 18 mi
- Old Town Overlook · 30 mi
36 named places within 25 miles
- Bynum Mound and Village Site: 1.1 mi
- Joe Brigance Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Chickasaw Game Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Wilson Park: 12.0 mi
- Acker Lake Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- Bynum Mounds: 1.1 mi
- Witch Dance Hill: 3.5 mi
- Ross Hill: 5.1 mi
- Reid Hill: 15.0 mi
- Johnny Main Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Pontocola: 17.4 mi
- Palo Alto: 17.9 mi
- Camargo: 19.9 mi
- Old Town: 21.3 mi
- Cotton Gin Port: 23.0 mi
- Chickasaw Council House: 16.9 mi
- Lochinvar: 21.3 mi
- Magnolia Botanical Garden: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Witch Dance Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witch Dance Hill | NNE 21° | 158 m | 3.5 mi |
| Ross Hill | N 349° | 156 m | 5.1 mi |
| Johnny Main Mountain | WNW 294° | 156 m | 19.5 mi |
| Reid Hill | SSE 165° | 128 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bynum Mounds | SSW 205° | 98 m | 1.1 mi |
| Colberts Hill | E 79° | 70 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:13 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston, 3 mi away.
- oakleaf hydrangea8 obs
- clasping milkweed4 obs
- American beautyberry4 obs
- American persimmon4 obs
- river cane4 obs
- Maryland meadowbeauty4 obs
- eastern redcedar3 obs
- Spinybacked Orbweaver3 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/1185856908
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