Fort Massachusetts
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Fort Massachusetts is a historic site in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of -11 m. Great Sand Hill stands 1 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ship Island Light, a historic site 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 65 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Massachusetts is a fort on West Ship Island along the Mississippi Gulf Coast of the United States. It was built following the War of 1812, with brick walls during 1859–1866, and remained in use until 1903. Currently, it is a historical tourist attraction managed by the National Park Service within the territory of Gulf Islands National Seashore. The fort is located about halfway along the north shore of West Ship Island, near a boat pier.
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Dates from 1860s.
Wikidata Q1438613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 65.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway
99 named places within 25 miles
- Jones Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Miramar Park: 12.8 mi
- Cowan Road Field: 12.9 mi
- Preservation Oaks Beach Park: 12.9 mi
- Herbert Wilson Recreation Center: 13.1 mi
- Ship Island Light: 0.4 mi
- Hurricane Camille Memorial: 13.1 mi
- USS Biloxi Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Hurricane Katrina Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Hurricane Camille Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- TrainTastic: 13.3 mi
- City of Biloxi Center For Ceramics: 13.9 mi
- Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center: 13.9 mi
- Maritime and Seafood Industry Museuem: 14.2 mi
- Astronaut Fred Haise, Biloxian: 13.3 mi
- Ocean Springs Mosiac Wall: 15.8 mi
- D'Iberville statue: 15.8 mi
- Crooked Feather: 16.2 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Land Trust of Mississippi Coastal Plain Weeks Bayou Site: 16.0 mi
- Cedar Point Site: 16.8 mi
- Marine Education Center: 17.0 mi
- Ship Island Excursions: 12.6 mi
- World’s “Largest Rocker”: 19.4 mi
- Blossman Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.1 mi
- Great Sand Hill: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Massachusetts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Sand Hill | WNW 289° | 1 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:26 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:24 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biloxi, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/251208516
Day trips start here
- Biloxi · 14 mi
- Gulfport · 14 mi
- D'Iberville · 16 mi
- Ocean Springs · 17 mi
- Bay St. Louis · 23 mi
- Gautier · 25 mi
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