Poverty Point National Monument
Prehistoric site of the Poverty Point culture in northeastern Louisiana, United States.
Attractions near Nitta Yuma
Leave Nitta Yuma for B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, 32 mi away
The best-known day out from Nitta Yuma is Poverty Point National Monument, 41 mi away. Look within 40 miles for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Nitta Yuma. Within reach are 3 national park units.
Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Poverty Point National Monument
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Monument · 41 mi southwest
Poverty Point National Monument
Prehistoric site of the Poverty Point culture in northeastern Louisiana, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Around Nitta Yuma, mapped
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, 32 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Nitta Yuma. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
Each of the 10 is within 60 miles.
2Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
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4Vicksburg National Military Park
Battle of Vicksburg historic site.
5Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
National monument in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
6B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center
Museum celebrating Delta blues music.
7Grammy Museum Mississippi
Museum of popular music in Cleveland, Mississippi.
8The Old Courthouse Museum
Museum and former courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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10Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Poverty Point National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · USS Cairo: Katyrw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grammy Museum Mississippi: BobCummings, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Old Courthouse Museum: David.rorick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisiana State Cotton Museum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lower Mississippi River Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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