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Pocahontas Mound

Pocahontas Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Pocahontas Mound rises to 74 m in Mississippi. Red Hill stands 124 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocahontas Mounds Roadside Park, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 5.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

archaeological site in Hinds County, Mississippi

Wikidata Q14693354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
74 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.46931, -90.28842

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Reunion Park: 7.2 mi
  • Presidential Hills Park: 7.3 mi
  • Robinson Park: 8.5 mi
  • Kid's Towne Park: 8.5 mi
  • Flower Fountain: 8.6 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 11
  • Plaque: 10.7 mi
  • 9/11 memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Old Trace Trail: 12.0 mi
  • Brahear's Stand: 12.1 mi
  • Boyd Mounds: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Flower: 8.5 mi
  • Bicycle Sculpture: 9.2 mi
  • Children Playing: 9.2 mi
  • Weird sculpture: 9.3 mi
  • Bull Statue: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Grenada Street Folk Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Fairview Community Garden: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Gatorland Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Belhaven Beach: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Bailey Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Red Hill: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pocahontas Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillSE 142°124 m17.5 mi
Bailey HillSSE 159°111 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4119:13
June solstice05:5519:3620:12
September equinox06:5018:2718:59
December solstice07:0016:2317:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159667480838378675650
Precip in5.14.44.85.33.93.94.73.43.33.64.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Hawkins FLD, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357974276

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