Lamar
in Benton County of Mississippi, United States

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
34.917 and -89.318 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 34° 55' 2" and W -89° 19' 4"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:41 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Chicago
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:53 am and 7:53 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-14 08:25:02

Explore Lamar

Lamar in Benton County (Mississippi) is a city in United States about 731 mi (or 1,177 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.

Local time in Lamar is now 10:41 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Lamar, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Memphis International Airport in a distance of 38 mi (or 62 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ashland, Holly Springs, Somerville, Ripley and Bolivar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 72 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Chance of rainfall 12%
Air Humidity 86%
Air Pressure 1005 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Tuesday, 14th of May 2024

23°C (74 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

28°C (82 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

25°C (76 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Wolf Spider Kills Dragonfly

Published: July 21, 2011
Length: 35:31 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: wolfriver100

A dragonfly picked the wrong spot to dip into the water and became prey for a wolf spider. The video isn't very good, but it was an interesting sight to see.


Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Published: June 12, 2013
Length: 00:57 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wolfriver100

This beetle landed on my pants cuff. He was not harmed and even served as the canoe's mascot before flying away.


Wolf River: Michigan City to LaGrange

Published: March 11, 2013
Length: 24:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wolfriver100

This bridge-to-bridge section is seldom floated but could easily become a mainstay for experience paddlers. It is short and scenic, but frequent portages and tight squeezes might discourage...


HWY 72 to Michigan City, part 2

Published: February 16, 2012
Length: 23:22 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wolfriver100

This is the second half of the Wolf River trip from HWY 72 to Michigan City, Mississippi.


River Guides Challenge the Beaver Tail Rapids

Published: February 16, 2012
Length: 22:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wolfriver100

River guides attempt to paddle up a small rapid of the HWY72 to Michigan City section of the Wolf River. The rapid was created by a submerged beaver dam.


Entering the Ghost River, a Negative Demonstration

Published: July 05, 2011
Length: 19:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wolfriver100

Charlie finds the correct entrance to the Ghost River. Pat makes the mistake of taking the right channel which leads to certain doom.


Inside the Ghost River

Published: July 05, 2011
Length: 54:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wolfriver100

A 360 degree view of the Ghost River. The downstream canoe trail is marked with small blue signs with a white canoe on them. The trail is marked in reverse with a red diamond so that paddlers...


Ghost River

Published: June 06, 2010
Length: 58:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: parkave69

The Ghost River section of the Wolf River, TN.


4368 Highway 7 S

Published: May 15, 2013
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jeff Goff

For more details click here: http://www.visualtour.com/showvt.asp?t=3055631 4368 Highway 7 S Holly Springs, MS 38635 $359900, 5 bed, 6.0 bath, 3700 SF, MLS...


2008 Chrysler Town & Country Used Cars Lamar MS

Published: May 31, 2013
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Trey Langford

http://www.oldginmotorco.com This 2008 Chrysler Town & Country is available from Old Gin Motor Company. For details, call us at 662-252-3800.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Lamar, Mississippi

Lamar is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Mississippi. It is located along Mississippi Highway 7 in western Benton County. Although it is unincorporated, Lamar has a post office, with the ZIP code of 38642. The nearly abandoned Mississippi Central Railroad runs through Lamar, and is only used rarely for freight trafficking. Lamar shares its ZIP code with the nearby community of Slayden.

Located at 34.9172, -89.3178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Benton County, Mississippi, Unincorporated communities in Mississippi

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