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Biloxi Light

Lighthouse · Harrison County, Mississippi

Biloxi Lighthouse on U.S. Route 90 with Visitor's Center in background.
Biloxi Lighthouse on U.S. Route 90 with Visitor's Center in background. · Woodlot / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Biloxi Light is a lighthouse in Harrison County, Mississippi. Mississippi has 11 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Harrison County.

It was built in 1848, in the first half of the 19th century; its light sits 61 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc W 4s (a white light that briefly goes dark every 4 seconds); it guards Mississippi Sound; the structure is built of brick.

Status check, 2026-11: This 1848 brick-lined cast-iron tower stands in the median of US Highway 90 and survived Hurricane Katrina; sources give its height as 53, 61, 64 or 65 ft, so the height is left unconfirmed. Biloxi Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 30.3946° N, 88.9015° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1848
Focal height61 ft
Light characteristicOc W 4s
Body of waterMississippi Sound
Materialbrick
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates30.39460, -88.90150

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Questions

Where is Biloxi Light?

Biloxi Light is in Harrison County, Mississippi, at 30.3946, -88.9015.

How many lighthouses are in Harrison County?

Harrison County, Mississippi has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.