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Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Hill rises to 142 m in Mississippi. Circle Hill stands 195 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Q V Sykes Park, a park 3.8 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 25 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Mississippi, United States of America

Wikidata Q31614420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.34625, -88.81977

42 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Q V Sykes Park: 3.8 mi
  • Sammy Davidson Park: 5.4 mi
  • James E. Chaney Park: 6.1 mi
  • Highland Park: 6.3 mi
  • Harmon Sanders Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Barton: 6.3 mi
  • Moss Hill: 20.1 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 21.8 mi
  • Rock Gut Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Bill Mountain: 23.8 mi
Museums: 6
  • Key Brothers Aviation Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Jimmie Rodgers Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Meridian Museum of Art: 6.9 mi
  • Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX): 7.2 mi
  • Mississippi Children's Museum: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dunn's Falls: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Collinsville Beach: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lauderdale County Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Circle HillNNW 335°195 m25.0 mi
Rock Gut HillNNW 329°185 m23.5 mi
Nance HillWSW 256°184 m24.6 mi
Moss HillSW 224°176 m20.1 mi
Bull MountainN 355°172 m21.8 mi
Bill MountainESE 116°165 m23.8 mi
Mount BartonE 91°154 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:07
June solstice05:5019:3020:06
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5316:1716:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657380838277675650
Precip in5.65.35.75.64.24.65.14.43.23.94.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meridian KEY FLD, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 678930 — Tunnel Hill, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

OpenStreetMap element node/357950021

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