Ship Island Light
Ship Island Light was a lighthouse in Mississippi near Gulfport.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Ruins
- Description: lighthouse in Mississippi, United States
- Also known as: “Ship Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Massachusetts.
Fort Massachusetts
Fort
Fort Massachusetts is a fort on West Ship Island along the Mississippi Gulf Coast of the United States. It was built following the War of 1812, with brick walls during 1859–1866, and remained in use until 1903. Fort Massachusetts is situated 1,900 feet west of Ship Island Light.
Ship Island Light
- Categories: lighthouse and historic site
- Location: Harrison, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.21274° or 30° 12′ 46″ north
Longitude
-88.9661° or 88° 57′ 58″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
862H627M+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Ship Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Ship Island”
- French: “Phare de Ship Island”
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