About 77 miles.
gulfport it is safer than the big easy
I am! I live in Gulfport, MS. The direct hit was in Gulfport, not New Orleans. New Orleans just happen to have poor quality levees.
Take I-10 EAST.
It's an hour and fifteen minutes on I-10.
The 2000 population was 71,127, but that was before Hurricane Katrina. Like New Orleans, Gulfport is still rebuilding.
The approximate road distance between Houston, TX and Gulfport, MS is around 380 miles. The most common route is to take Interstate 10 East from Houston towards New Orleans, and then connect to Interstate 59 North towards Gulfport. The journey typically takes around 6-7 hours by car, depending on traffic and weather conditions.
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547 miles
About 68 miles.
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