Lake Hico

Lake Hico was a cooling pond reservoir built on 16th section school land in , in the 1950s. Its primary purpose was to provide water for the adjacent Rex Brown Plant, which generates electricity with steam.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hawkins Field and Woodland Hills Academy.

Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
is a joint civil-military public airport in . It is owned by the City of Jackson and operated by the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority.

School
Woodland Hills Baptist Academy was a private high school in , established in 1969 when the Jackson School Board was ordered to desegregate following the landmark Brown v.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jackson and Flowood.

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the capital of the state of . While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.

Town
is a city in , , United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of , is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital. is situated 5 miles southeast of Lake Hico.

is a city in , United States. The population was 24,340 at the 2020 census. It is part of the .

Lake Hico

Latitude
32.36343° or 32° 21′ 48″ north
Longitude
-90.20316° or 90° 12′ 11″ west
Elevation
348 feet (106 metres)
Open location code
864F9Q7W+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 639649435
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­basin
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
4432767
Wiki­data ID
Q28405541
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Hico from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hope Springs and Norwood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Howard Chapel Church.

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