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Nicholson Mississippi Map

Explore Nicholson, 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 Nicholson, Mississippi

How to Use This Nicholson, Mississippi Map

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

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	Nicholson
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Pearl River County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.487366
Longitude	-89.698071
Population	2,833
Density	181.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	39466, 39463
Area Code	601
County Seat	Poplarville
School District	Picayune School District

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About Nicholson, Mississippi

Nicholson is a locality in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,833. The population density is 181.0 people per km². Nicholson is located at 30.4874°N, 89.6981°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39466, 39463.

Nicholson occupies a low-lying expanse where the humid breath of the coast marks the air with a heavy, salt-sweet moisture. It lies 3.4 miles south-southwest of Picayune, MS (from Picayune, MS: bearing 194°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-northeast of Pearl River. The Alligator Branch carves a quiet path through the terrain, its dark waters reflecting the dense canopy of hardwoods that characterize the landscape. Only a few miles away, the protected expanse of Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary for the flora and fauna that thrive in this damp, subtropical climate. Sunlight filters through the Spanish moss in thin, pale shafts, illuminating the silt-heavy ground and the subtle depressions that drain toward the distant, brackish waters of Murdocks Eddy. Beyond the immediate thickets, the land levels out toward the horizon, where the distant, singular silhouette of Doghead Island sits amidst the marshes, and the waters of Catfish Lake provide a still, glass-like contrast to the moving currents of the nearby drainage basins.

Economic life in Nicholson has long been tethered to the timber and agricultural cycles that define this corner of the state, with the rhythms of labor dictated by the seasonal shift from the dry heat of midsummer to the sudden, drenching rains of the autumn. The proximity to Toms Field suggests a history of small-scale cultivation, where the soil requires constant attention to keep the encroaching forest at bay. Residents often move with a deliberate, measured pace, acknowledging the weight of the humidity that seems to slow the very passage of the afternoon. While larger industrial centers draw many toward the coast, Nicholson maintains a grounded identity, one shaped by the quiet persistence of those who work the land and the endurance of a settlement that has watched the slow, steady transformation of its surrounding wetlands for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Friendship Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 038° NE
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 217° SW · 73k acres
Crosby Arboretum (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 062° NE
Snyder Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 000° N
Mcdonald Funeral Home (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 016° N
Mural at Katiecakes (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 020° N
Crackin Shells Dippin Tails (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 017° N
Pontoon Brigade (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 019° N
Brick by Brick (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 019° N
138th Engineer (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 019° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 011° N
Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 011° N
Carver Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 003° N
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.3 mi, 265° W · 9,317 acres
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 186° S
West Pearl River (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 234° SW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 215° SW
Acadiana Cinema (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 035° NE
Hancock County Marsh Coastal Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.1 mi, 165° S
Slidell Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 199° S
Camp Salmen Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 209° SW
Tar Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 276° W
Jourdan River Coastal Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 16.3 mi, 111° E
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.8 mi, 183° S · 56k acres
Collapsed Observarion Deck (Viewpoint) — 22.3 mi, 242° SW
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 062° NE · 532k acres
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 32.5 mi, 026° NE
World’s “Largest Rocker” (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 094° E
Lance Lumpkin Stadium (Stadium) — 34.0 mi, 105° E
Ship Island Excursions (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 103° E

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