Singing River Island

Singing River Island is an island in Jackson, Mississippi. Singing River Island is situated nearby to the hamlet East Pascagoula, as well as near South Pascagoula.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naval Station Pascagoula and Ingalls Shipbuilding.

Naval Station Pascagoula

Military installation

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Naval Station Pascagoula was a base of the United States Navy, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The base officially closed 15 November 2006. The base's property, on Singing River Island in the Mississippi Sound at the mouth of the Pascagoula River, was formally transferred to the Mississippi Secretary of State's office 9 July 2007.

Ingalls Shipbuilding

Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States, originally established in 1938, and now part of HII. It is a producer of ships for the United States Navy, and, as of 2023, is the largest private employer in Mississippi.

Pascagoula station

Railway station

Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pascagoula station is an intercity train station in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. It originally served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and is currently a stop for Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pascagoula and Gautier.

Pascagoula

Photo: J.gadbois, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pascagoula is on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, on the east side of the Pascagoula River. Besides beaches, it is the site of considerable industry with the Ingalls Shipbuilding Company and other operations.

Gautier

Gautier is a city of 18,000 people in Jackson County. Gautier is a bedroom resort community surrounded by bayous and wetlands on three sides. The natural environment of Gautier offers many opportunities for recreation and eco-tourism.

Moss Point

Town

Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,147 in 2020, a decline from the figure of 13,704 in 2010. The Moss Point Historic District and several individual buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places' Jackson County listings. Moss Point is situated 6 miles northeast of Singing River Island.

Singing River Island

Type: Island
Also known as: “Pascagoula Naval Complex”
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.33497° or 30° 20′ 6″ north

Longitude

-88.57612° or 88° 34′ 34″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

862H8CMF+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 757721936

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4446196

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