WayfarrowShip Island Light
Lighthouse · Harrison County, Mississippi
Ship Island Light is a lighthouse in Harrison County, Mississippi. Mississippi has 11 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Harrison County.
Its light sits 84 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds); it was deactivated in 1964.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1853 tower was replaced in 1886; that wooden tower burned in 1972, and a 2000 replica on the old foundation was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, so only the foundation remains (a separate replica stands in Gulfport's Jones Park). It stands at 30.2127° N, 88.9661° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 84 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Deactivated | 1964 |
| Coordinates | 30.21270, -88.96610 |
Nearby places
- Cat Island Lightlighthouse · Harrison County · 11.8 mi
- Chandeleur Island Lightlighthouse · St. Bernard County · 12.6 mi
- Hearteaseghost town · Harrison County · 12.7 mi
- Gulfport Harbor Lightlighthouse · Harrison County · 12.9 mi
- Biloxi Lightlighthouse · Harrison County · 13.2 mi
- Epicoghost town · Harrison County · 15.1 mi
- Pass Christian Lightlighthouse · Harrison County · 18.4 mi
- Fort Bayoughost town · Jackson County · 22 mi
- East Pascagoula River Lightlighthouse · Jackson County · 25.6 mi
- Round Island Lightlighthouse · Jackson County · 26.8 mi
- St. Joseph Island Lightlighthouse · Hancock County · 27.3 mi
- Horn Island Lightlighthouse · Jackson County · 28.8 mi
Questions
Where is Ship Island Light?
Ship Island Light is in Harrison County, Mississippi, at 30.2127, -88.9661.
How many lighthouses are in Harrison County?
Harrison County, Mississippi has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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