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Gainesville is a ghost town in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. The nearest named place is SDC Park, a park 3.1 miles away. NASA Scenic Byway to Space passes 1.0 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles.

ghost town in Mississippi, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates30.35111, -89.63972

Overlooks nearby

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • SDC Park: 3.1 mi
  • Pearl River State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
  • John Slidell Park: 7.1 mi
  • Poitevent Park: 7.7 mi
  • Rue Rochelle Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Griffith Monument: 9.9 mi
  • September 11th Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.1 mi
  • Camp Salmen Lodge: 11.8 mi
  • pr valley railroad engine: 12.4 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Cajun Encounters: 8.5 mi
  • Pearl River Eco Tours: 8.9 mi
  • Crackin Shells Dippin Tails: 12.4 mi
  • St. Tammany Fishing Pier: 13.5 mi
  • St. Tammany Fishing Pier: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Olimpic Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Lakeshore Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Clermont Harbor Beach: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mississippi Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
  • Slidell I-10 Rest Area & Visitor's Center: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Crosby Arboretum: 10.7 mi
  • Order of the Arrow Garden: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Mural at Katiecakes: 12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3919:10
June solstice05:5819:2920:04
September equinox06:4818:2518:57
December solstice06:5216:2717:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505359647278808076675751
Precip in5.64.14.36.54.45.67.86.55.05.14.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BAY ST Louis Nasa, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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