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Helena Mississippi Map

Explore Helena, Mississippi, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Helena, Mississippi

How to Use This Helena, Mississippi Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Helena, Mississippi. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Mississippi or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Helena.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Helena
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Jackson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.488076
Longitude	-88.505567
Population	983
Density	90.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	39562
Area Code	228
County Seat	Pascagoula
School District	Moss Point School District

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About Helena, Mississippi

Helena is a locality in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 983. The population density is 90.6 people per km². Helena is located at 30.4881°N, 88.5056°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39562.

Helena anchors itself upon a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet passage of Black Creek, which carves a path through the low-lying woodland and silt-heavy earth. It lies 6.2 miles north-northeast of Moss Point, MS (from Moss Point, MS: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-northeast of Pascagoula. The air here holds a moisture that clings to the skin, lingering beneath a canopy of dense, tangled greenery that seems to push against the edges of every fence line and gravel road. Three miles to the north, the surface of Black Creek Cooling Pond remains a glassy, unmoving expanse, reflecting the heavy, humid clouds that often gather in the afternoons. Beyond the immediate thickets, the terrain flattens into an expansive, agrarian reach, where the light at dusk takes on a bruised, violet quality, casting long shadows across the fields toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Easen Hill.

Helena emerged from the necessity of the land, its growth tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the quiet labor of those who work the nearby Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms. The economy remains bound to the cycles of the earth, a steady, predictable pulse that contrasts with the occasional industrial hum of machinery drifting from the periphery. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the proximity to The Neck, where the topography dips and turns, creating a pocket of stillness that persists despite the changing seasons. Residents maintain a connection to this geography that feels as deep as the roots of the pines, valuing the unassuming endurance of a landscape that demands little but provides a grounding, persistent sense of place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.2 mi, 323° NW · 20k acres
Pascagoula River Marshes (Sept 2002) (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 269° W
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.0 mi, 137° SE · 31k acres
Pascagoula River Marsh Coastal Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.7 mi, 257° W
Escatawpa River Marsh Coastal Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 4.0 mi, 168° S
Pascagoula River Coastal Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 168° S
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 202° S
Captain Calhoun's Anchor (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 186° S
Mitchell Park Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 195° S
Shepard State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 223° SW
William Faulkner's summer house (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 195° S
Mississippi Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 251° W
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 310° NW · 532k acres
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 17.2 mi, 190° S · 213k acres
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 18.1 mi, 250° W
Gulf Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.5 mi, 194° S · 3,896 acres
Biloxi Little Theater (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 255° W
Island Fire Glass Art Gallery and Espresso Bar (Gallery) — 23.4 mi, 093° E
Saenger Theater for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 23.7 mi, 255° W
Oakleigh (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 063° NE
Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 063° NE
Phoenix Fire Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 063° NE
St. Patrick Theatre (Theatre) — 31.0 mi, 278° W
Bell UH-1 (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 065° NE
Piasecki H-21 (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 065° NE
Cg-41364 (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 065° NE
Ship Island Light (Historic Ruins) — 33.4 mi, 235° SW
TrainTastic (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 258° W
Fairhope Museum of History (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 086° E
Breton National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 37.2 mi, 215° SW · 12k acres

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