Deer Island

Deer Island Coastal Preserve is on Deer Island, an island off the coast of , that was once part of the mainland and is not a barrier island.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States
  • Also known as: “Buck Island”, “Deer Island Coastal Preserve”, “Isle au Chevreuil”, “Isle-aux-Chevreuils”, and “L’Isle au Chevereuil”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum and Pleasant Reed House.

Museum
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The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum was established in 1986 to preserve and interpret the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the .

Museum
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The was a sidehall shotgun house in on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by Pleasant Reed, a former slave on a Mississippi farm who moved with his family to coastal Biloxi after the American Civil War. is situated 2 miles northwest of Deer Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean Springs and Biloxi.

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is a small city of about 18,000 people in Jackson County, on the of . is the home of nationally recognized painters and potters which has promoted the cities aura of an artistic community.

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is a city in Harrison County, on the of . 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.

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D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County in the region of . It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.

Deer Island

Latitude
30.37575° or 30° 22′ 33″ north
Longitude
-88.8492° or 88° 50′ 57″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
862H95G2+78
Geo­Names ID
4423739
Wiki­data ID
Q5250760
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Satellite Map

Discover Deer Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Deer Island” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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