Enter your search query in the box below.

McLain Mississippi Map

Explore McLain, 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 McLain, Mississippi

How to Use This McLain, Mississippi Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for McLain, 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 McLain.

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	McLain
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Greene County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.108796
Longitude	-88.82726
Population	313
Density	35.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39456
Area Code	601
County Seat	Leakesville
School District	Greene County School District

🌦 Goto McLain Weather Page: McLain, Mississippi — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About McLain, Mississippi

McLain is a locality in Greene County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 313. The population density is 35.6 people per km². McLain is located at 31.1088°N, 88.8273°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McLain is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39456.

McLain asserts its presence amidst a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of McSwain Branch, which winds through the terrain with a deliberate, muddy grace. It lies 30.4 miles east-southeast of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 123°T), and is situated 16.3 miles west-southwest of Leakesville. The earth here holds the moisture of the lowlands, supporting a dense, verdant canopy that stretches toward the nearby boundaries of De Soto National Forest. To the east, the elevation shifts subtly toward the prominence of Thompson Hill, while the proximity to Dunnam Field offers a wide, open basin that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon. Moody Lake sits nearby, a mirror for the overhanging pines that mark the transition from the thicket to the more settled, cleared patches of the region.

McLain emerged from the interplay of timber and rail, a history etched into the grain of the local economy which still leans heavily upon the stewardship of the surrounding woods. The daily rhythm is measured not by clocks, but by the shifting heat and the sound of wind moving through the longleaf needles. Residents maintain a connection to the land that is neither sentimental nor aggressive, but simply a fact of existence, where the legacy of the sawmill era has given way to a quieter, more private pursuit of the seasons. Life in McLain proceeds with an internal logic, focused on the maintenance of homesteads and the slow, seasonal cycles that define the interior of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 275° W · 532k acres
Private (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 226° SW
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.1 mi, 159° S · 993 acres
Pascagoula River Marsh Fee (Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 149° SE
Pascagoula River Marsh Macrosite Fee (Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 160° S
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.4 mi, 231° SW · 5,084 acres
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.7 mi, 224° SW · 5,668 acres
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 079° E
Restricted Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 025° NE
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 285° W
Wounded Combat Veterans (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 285° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.9 mi, 130° SE · 20k acres
Red Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 199° S · 1,035 acres
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 297° NW
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 30.6 mi, 296° NW
Bonhomie (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 293° NW
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 33.4 mi, 297° NW
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 39.8 mi, 250° W
St. Patrick Theatre (Theatre) — 40.1 mi, 197° S
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 41.2 mi, 015° N
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.5 mi, 176° S · 57k acres
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 44.2 mi, 336° NW
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 336° NW
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 48.2 mi, 177° S · 213k acres
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 48.6 mi, 078° E
World’s “Largest Rocker” (Attraction) — 48.8 mi, 202° S
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 49.2 mi, 177° S
Saenger Theater for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 49.3 mi, 184° S
TrainTastic (Museum) — 51.7 mi, 196° S
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 52.5 mi, 008° N

Latest News: McLain

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News