Ocean Springs
This small Mississippi Gulf Coast city with a compact downtown lined by live oak trees and home to art galleries, restaurants, and bars, Ocean Springs has a long-standing reputation as an arts community. It was the hometown of Walter Inglis Anderson, a nationally renowned painter and muralist who drew on the surrounding coastal landscape and barrier islands. The annual Peter Anderson Festival is one of the Southeast's major arts and crafts events.
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- Population17,636
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 21 km13 mi
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Ocean Springs: quick answers
Where is Ocean Springs?
Ocean Springs is in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, about 5.8 km3.6 miles in a straight line from Biloxi.
How do you get to Ocean Springs?
The nearest airport is Biloxi (BIX), about 22 min away by road. The nearest train station is Biloxi, about 11 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Ocean Springs?
The warmest month is July, averaging 27°C81°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 11°C52°F. The wettest month is July, with about 167 mm6.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Ocean Springs?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 11 restaurants, 5 cafés and 17 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Ocean Springs?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Bay St. Louis and Gulfport.