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Seminary Mississippi Map

Explore Seminary, 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 Seminary, Mississippi

How to Use This Seminary, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	31.562389
Longitude	-89.497567
Population	305
Density	77.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39479
Area Code	601
County Seat	Collins
School District	Covington County School District

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About Seminary, Mississippi

Seminary is a locality in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 77.9 people per km². Seminary is located at 31.5624°N, 89.4976°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Seminary is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39479.

Seminary spreads across a landscape of pine-timbered ridges and sandy soil, where the Okatoma Creek carves a winding path through the heavy, humid silence of the woods. It lies 20.3 miles northwest of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 323°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-southeast of Collins. The water runs clear over gravel beds, casting a fractured light against the roots of willow and gum trees that lean heavily toward the current. Beyond the creek, the land rises into subtle elevations that break the horizon, though the distant, rounded silhouette of Buffalo Hill remains a faint suggestion against the pale, hazy sky. At dusk, the air thickens with the scent of damp earth and cooling needles, a quiet stillness that settles over the lowlands as the heat of the day finally retreats into the shadows of the longleaf pines.

Seminary grew from the steady labor of the sawmill era, an industry that once defined the rhythm of local life by the rhythmic whistle of the steam engine and the steady harvest of the surrounding forest. While the economy has shifted toward the varied demands of modern commerce and small-scale agriculture, the legacy of those early years persists in the way the streets track the old rail lines. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the slow, seasonal cycles of the timber trade and the maintenance of the land. For those seeking a respite from the reach of larger hubs, the quiet expanse of Merchant'S Park provides a connection to the regional wilderness, keeping the character of the environment as much a part of the local identity as the homesteads and businesses that define Seminary itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 078° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 17.4 mi, 081° E
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 19.1 mi, 149° SE
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 146° SE
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 145° SE
Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 157° SE
Tatum Park (Local Recreation) — 21.8 mi, 152° SE
Bonhomie (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 150° SE
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 067° NE
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 067° NE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 25.9 mi, 089° E · 532k acres
Marion County Wma (State Conservation Area) — 27.3 mi, 204° SW
Private (State Conservation Area) — 29.7 mi, 209° SW
Red Bluff (Viewpoint) — 31.0 mi, 238° SW
Paul B. Johnson State Park (State Park) — 31.9 mi, 152° SE
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 33.5 mi, 359° N · 180k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.4 mi, 180° S · 20k acres
Lawrence County Regional History Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 269° W
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 41.8 mi, 147° SE · 5,668 acres
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 45.1 mi, 177° S
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 47.0 mi, 146° SE · 5,084 acres
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 51.1 mi, 080° E
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 51.3 mi, 066° NE
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.8 mi, 131° SE · 993 acres
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 62.5 mi, 117° SE
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.7 mi, 199° S · 73k acres
Old Capitol Museum (Museum) — 64.7 mi, 322° NW
Smith-Wills Stadium (Stadium) — 65.9 mi, 324° NW
Boyd Mound (Historic Ruins) — 70.0 mi, 332° NW
Boyd Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 70.1 mi, 332° NW

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