Round Island Lighthouse
Round Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Carrol Hill stands 47 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lighthouse Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Alabama's Coastal Connection passes 15 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Round Island Lighthouse stood from 1859 to 1998 on the southwest end of Round Island in the Mississippi Sound, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Pascagoula, Mississippi. In September 1998, the lighthouse was toppled by Hurricane Georges. In 2010, the base of the structure and other lighthouse remnants were removed from Round Island and relocated within the City of Pascagoula for restoration.
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Wikidata Q7371062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Alabama's Coastal Connection, National
- 87.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Pine Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Pine Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Downtown Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
- Pascagoula River Front Park: 0.6 mi
- Martins Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Rubenhouse Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Miles Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Cumbest Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Mitchell Park Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- William Faulkner's summer house: 1.9 mi
- Ocean Springs Veterans' Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Mississippi Vietnam Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Blossman Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Grand Bay Natural Wildlife Refuge: 7.3 mi
- Grand Bay Natural Wildlife Refuge: 8.3 mi
- Grand Bay Natural Wildlife Refuge: 8.3 mi
- Grand Bay Natural Wildlife Refuge: 8.6 mi
- Grand Bay Natural Wildlife Refuge: 8.9 mi
- Statue: 2.3 mi
- Captain Calhoun's Anchor: 2.4 mi
- D'Iberville statue: 16.5 mi
- Crooked Feather: 17.0 mi
- Ocean Springs Mosiac Wall: 17.2 mi
- Pascagoula River Rest Area Eastbound: 6.0 mi
- Pascagoula River Rest Area Westbound: 6.1 mi
- Mississippi Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
- Maritime and Seafood Industry Museuem: 18.1 mi
- Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center: 18.9 mi
- City of Biloxi Center For Ceramics: 18.9 mi
- Ladnier Hill: 20.7 mi
- Carrol Hill: 20.9 mi
- Easen Hill: 21.7 mi
- Blossman Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Brewton: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Island Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrol Hill | NNW 334° | 47 m | 20.9 mi |
| Ladnier Hill | NNW 334° | 42 m | 20.7 mi |
| Easen Hill | NNW 342° | 26 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:25 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:21 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:22 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pascagoula 3 NE, 5 mi away.
Mean tidal range 1.36 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/481857357
Day trips start here
- Pascagoula · 1 mi
- Gautier · 3 mi
- Ocean Springs · 15 mi
- D'Iberville · 20 mi
- Biloxi · 22 mi
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