Jackson Zoo
The Jackson Zoo is a zoo that was established in 1919 in Jackson, Mississippi and exhibits over 120 species and approximately 250 individual animals, providing the public the opportunity to observe and study wildlife from around the world and region.- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Jackson, Mississippi
- Also known as: “Jackson Zoological Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawkins Field and Union Station.
Hawkins Field
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Hawkins Field is a joint civil-military public airport in Jackson, Mississippi. It is owned by the City of Jackson and operated by the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority.
Union Station
Railway station
Photo: Augiejv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is operated by the Jackson Transit System and serves Amtrak's City of New Orleans and later proposed Crescent Texas section rail line, Greyhound Lines intercity buses, and is Jackson's main city bus station. Union Station is situated 2 miles southeast of Jackson Zoo.
Lanier Junior Senior High School
School
Photo: GilbertThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanier Junior Senior High School, formerly W. H. Lanier High School, is a public middle and high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Lanier Junior Senior High School is situated 1 mile east of Jackson Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jackson and Flowood.
Jackson
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jackson is the capital of the state of Mississippi. While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, Jackson can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.
Flowood
Town
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Flowood is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital. Flowood is situated 5 miles east of Jackson Zoo.
Clinton
Photo: Chillin662, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the 10th most populous city in Mississippi. The population was 28,100 at the 2020 United States census.
Jackson Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Hinds, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.32011° or 32° 19′ 12″ northLongitude
-90.21927° or 90° 13′ 9″ westOpen location code
864F8QCJ+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 129792573OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q6117808
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Satellite Map
Discover Jackson Zoo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Navajo—“Jackson Zoo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات جاكسون”
- Navajo: “Diichiłítóodi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Red Wolves and Prairie Dogs.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Gift Shop and Gertrude C. Ford Education Building.
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