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Pontotoc Hill

Pontotoc Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pontotoc Hill rises to 144 m in Tennessee. Gordon Hill stands 203 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is I.P Yancey Park, a park 4.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31683955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.27925, -89.28396

48 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • I.P Yancey Park: 4.4 mi
  • Whiteville City Park: 7.7 mi
  • Bolivar City Park: 15.8 mi
  • Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
  • Bills-McNeal Historic District: 16.6 mi
Peaks: 7
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Cherokee Landing Beach: 22.8 mi
  • East Talen Beach: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memphis Propbuster's Field: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gordon HillSSE 168°203 m17.0 mi
Porters MountainSE 128°190 m22.2 mi
The MountainW 262°126 m5.3 mi
Richmond HillN 1°122 m11.7 mi
Fortescue HillNNW 328°121 m10.3 mi
Meux HillNNW 329°119 m13.8 mi
Jeter HillN 9°116 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:09
June solstice05:4419:3820:16
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0316:1016:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452617077818074625143
Precip in4.65.05.75.65.74.94.93.44.14.14.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Plantation, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356827882

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