Scranton Museum

Scranton Museum is a museum in Jackson, Mississippi. Scranton Museum is situated nearby to the railway station Pascagoula station, as well as near the lighthouse Round Island Light.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Round Island Light and Pascagoula station.

Round Island Light

Lighthouse

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Round Island Lighthouse stood from 1859 to 1998 on the southwest end of Round Island in the Mississippi Sound, 4 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Round Island Light is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Scranton Museum.

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. Pascagoula station is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Scranton Museum.

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. Ingalls Shipbuilding is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Scranton Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pascagoula and Gautier.

Pascagoula

Photo: Staecker, Public domain.

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

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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 3 miles northeast of Scranton Museum.

Scranton Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.37404° or 30° 22′ 27″ north

Longitude

-88.56437° or 88° 33′ 52″ west

Open location code

862H9CFP+J7

GeoNames ID

7704856

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