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Exit U.S. Highway 45 onto Mississippi 370, in Baldwyn, Mississippi. The battlefield is located 6 miles west of Baldwyn, on Mississippi 370.","weatherInfo":"Mississippi is classified as a humid subtropical climate, the weather ranges from mild winters to hot summers with high humidity between May and September. Average high temperatures reach into the high 80's in summer, and into the high 40's in winter. Check local forecasts to plan your trip.","contacts":{"phone":"18003057417","email":"natr_interpretation@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center","description":"The National Park Service administers the national battlefield site through the Natchez Trace Parkway. Since there are no visitor facilities at the battlefield site, visitors are welcome to learn more about the battlefield at the Parkway Visitor Center, located 15 miles south of Brices Cross Roads in Tupelo, at Milepost 266 of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Parkway Visitor Center is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving. December 25, and January 1 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Time).","url":"http://www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/hours.htm","lat":34.33017,"lon":-88.70992}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"natchez-trace-national-scenic-trail","km":20},{"slug":"tupelo-national-battlefield","km":28},{"slug":"holly-springs-national-forest","km":50},{"slug":"shiloh-national-military-park","km":79},{"slug":"natchez-trace-parkway","km":85},{"slug":"key-cave-national-wildlife-refuge","km":91}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=brcr"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.608Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/brices-cross-roads-national-battlefield-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/brices-cross-roads-national-battlefield-site.geojson"}