Sand Hill
Sand Hill rises to 161 m in Mississippi. Woodall Mountain stands 245 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gobblers Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 19 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America
Wikidata Q31614007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 161 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 21 mi
- Freedom Hills Overlook · 25 mi
- Twentymile Bottom Overlook, Milepost 278.4 · 26 mi
- Colbert Ferry · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument: 17.9 mi
- Big Hill Pond Fortifications: 22.2 mi
- CS HQ General Gladden: 23.0 mi
- US HQ Colonel Everett Peabody: 23.2 mi
- US 53rd Ohio Infantry: 23.2 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 1.1 mi
- Bloodsaw Hill: 3.1 mi
- Southerland Hill: 3.5 mi
- Round Hill: 6.9 mi
- Blue Hill: 8.3 mi
- Johns Street Park: 8.6 mi
- Corinth City Park: 8.7 mi
- Burnsville Overlook Area: 9.0 mi
- Corinth Contraband Camp: 9.3 mi
- Burnsville Baseball & Softball Fields: 9.4 mi
- Black History Museum: 9.0 mi
- Crossroads Museum: 9.5 mi
- Verandah Curlee House: 9.7 mi
- Corinth Coca-Cola Museum: 9.7 mi
- Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center: 9.9 mi
- Ridge on Honeycutt: 13.5 mi
- Backbone Point: 19.5 mi
- Pyburn Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Caboose: 9.5 mi
- Shiloh National Military Park: 24.8 mi
- C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 9.5 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodall Mountain | E 95° | 245 m | 12.6 mi |
| Lebanon Mountain | SW 223° | 242 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tippah Hills | SW 229° | 228 m | 20.2 mi |
| Kitchen Mountain | SW 227° | 222 m | 19.9 mi |
| Crum Mountain | WNW 284° | 221 m | 15.8 mi |
| Barnett Knob | ESE 114° | 219 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bonds Mountain | ENE 67° | 219 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sutton Hill | E 100° | 219 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corinth 7 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 677342 — Sand Hill, Alcorn County, Mississippi.
OpenStreetMap element node/357946787
Day trips start here
- Booneville · 11 mi
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