Orchard Ballfield
Orchard Ballfield is a picnic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Hub HIll stands 123 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 81 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Columbia
How to reach it
- 80.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 29.0 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
24 named places within 25 miles
- Friendship Park: 0.9 mi
- Westerfield Little League Ball Park: 1.6 mi
- Marion County Farmers Market: 1.6 mi
- Duckworth Park: 1.7 mi
- Columbia Water Park: 3.3 mi
- Stony Point Hill: 11.7 mi
- Red Hill: 12.3 mi
- Hub HIll: 14.1 mi
- Red Hill: 19.2 mi
- Lee Hill: 21.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Hunt Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Marion County Museum & Archive: 1.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orchard Ballfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hub HIll | SE 136° | 123 m | 14.1 mi |
| Red Hill | E 100° | 122 m | 19.2 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 149° | 119 m | 12.3 mi |
| Lee Hill | E 97° | 111 m | 21.2 mi |
| Stony Point Hill | SSE 153° | 110 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sheep Stomp Hill | E 93° | 109 m | 23.9 mi |
| Black Creek Hill | E 99° | 99 m | 23.9 mi |
| Anderson Hill | E 93° | 96 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:32 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:25 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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