Big Island
Big Island is an island in Harrison, Mississippi. Big Island is situated nearby to the hamlet St. Martin, as well as near Gulf Hills.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
- Also known as: “Barnards Island” and “Bernards Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scarlet Pearl Casino and Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Scarlet Pearl Casino
Casino
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort is a casino and hotel in D'Iberville, Mississippi. The resort has 300 hotel rooms, 68,000 square feet of gaming space, including a newly built high limit area and amenities including a 36-hole miniature golf course, a buffet, and three other restaurants.
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at 870 West Howard Avenue in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi.
Biloxi station
Railway station
Biloxi station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Biloxi, Mississippi. There is no station building; there is only a platform. The station is across the street from the Biloxi Transit Center, which serves Coast Transit Authority and Greyhound buses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include D’Iberville and Biloxi.
D’Iberville
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
Biloxi
Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. It's well known for its beaches and nine casinos. It is also home to the "Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum", which serves as a museum of the Confederacy.
Ocean Springs
Photo: bugflickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ocean Springs is a small city of about 18,000 people in Jackson County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Ocean Springs is the home of nationally recognized painters and potters which has promoted the cities aura of an artistic community.
Big Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Harrison, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.41603° or 30° 24′ 58″ northLongitude
-88.87586° or 88° 52′ 33″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
862HC48F+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 357925669OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St. Martin and Gulf Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
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