Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is a park in Hinds, Mississippi. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is situated nearby to Greater Mount Mariah Baptist Church, as well as near the museum Medgar and Myrlie Evers House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawkins Field and Jackson Zoo.
Hawkins Field
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Hawkins Field is a joint civil-military public airport in Jackson, Mississippi. It is owned by the City of Jackson and operated by the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority.
Jackson Zoo
Zoo
The Jackson Zoo is a zoo that was established in 1919 in Jackson, Mississippi and exhibits over 120 species and approximately 250 individual animals, providing the public the opportunity to observe and study wildlife from around the world and region. Jackson Zoo is situated 1½ miles south of Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument.
Lanier Junior Senior High School
School
Photo: GilbertThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanier Junior Senior High School, formerly W. H. Lanier High School, is a public middle and high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Lanier Junior Senior High School is situated 1½ miles south of Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jackson and Flowood.
Jackson
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jackson is the capital of the state of Mississippi. While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, Jackson can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.
Flowood
Town
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Flowood is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital. Flowood is situated 5 miles southeast of Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hinds, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.3409° or 32° 20′ 27″ northLongitude
-90.21385° or 90° 12′ 50″ westOpen location code
864F8QRP+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 914885315OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greater Mount Mariah Baptist Church and Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument.
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