NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility

NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility is a research institute in Jackson, Mississippi which is located on Watts Avenue. NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility is situated nearby to the government office NOAA Corps, as well as near the naval base NOAAS Gordon Gunter.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pascagoula station and Round Island Light.

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 1,000 feet east of NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility.

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 2,500 feet northeast of NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility.

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 1 mile southwest of NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility.

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

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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 3½ miles northeast of NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility.

NOAA - Gulf Marine Support Facility

Type: Research institute
Address: 151 Watts Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39567
Category: education
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.36747° or 30° 22′ 3″ north

Longitude

-88.56278° or 88° 33′ 46″ west

Open location code

862H9C8P+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 831859383

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=research_institute

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