Blockhouse Hill
Blockhouse Hill rises to 104 m in Mississippi. Rock Hill stands 105 m to the south, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Adams, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Mississippi, United States of America
Wikidata Q31612065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 104 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
27 named places within 25 miles
- Tunica Hills State Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- Red River State Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Pomme De Terre State Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Locust Grove State Historic Site: 21.0 mi
- Fort Adams: 0.5 mi
- Clarksville: 2.0 mi
- Loch Leven: 9.0 mi
- Torras: 10.0 mi
- Kienstra: 10.6 mi
- Angola Museum: 9.7 mi
- Cottage Plantation: 19.0 mi
- Cottage Plantation: 19.0 mi
- Myrtles Plantation: 21.3 mi
- Rock Hill: 3.1 mi
- Ellis Cliffs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blockhouse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | S 188° | 105 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:32 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodville 4 ESE, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 686150 — Blockhouse Hill, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
OpenStreetMap element node/357969320
Day trips start here
- New Roads · 27 mi
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