USS Cairo
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USS Cairo is an attraction in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Fort Hill stands 106 m to the south-southwest, 0.4 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Cairo Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
USS Cairo is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats. Cairo is named for Cairo, Illinois. In June 1862, she captured the Confederate garrison of Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, enabling Union forces to occupy Memphis. As part of the Yazoo Pass Expedition, she was sunk on 12 December 1862, while clearing mines for the attack on Haines Bluff. Cairo was the first ship ever to be sunk by a mine remotely detonated by hand. The remains of Cairo can be viewed at Vicksburg National Military Park with a museum of its weapons and naval stores.
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Wikidata Q3545006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1861
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- On the Great River Road, National
- 17.8 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 4 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- Navy Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Tennessee Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Arkansas Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Missouri Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Wisconsin Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Washington Street Park: 1.8 mi
- Catfish Row Art Park: 2.0 mi
- Vicksburg Memorial Stadium: 3.8 mi
- Vicksburg City Park: 4.0 mi
- Riverfront Park: 4.2 mi
- USS Cairo Museum: 0.0 mi
- Old Court House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Lower Mississippi River Museum: 1.8 mi
- Yesterday's Children: 1.9 mi
- Southern Heritage Air Museum: 9.4 mi
- Vicksburg Military Park Heritage Garden: 1.9 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Battery De Golyer: 1.9 mi
- Battery De Golyer: 2.1 mi
- Snyders Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.4 mi
- Louisiana Tourism Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- Rocky Springs: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Cairo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | SSW 201° | 106 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:26 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vicksburg City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1820725848
Day trips start here
- Vicksburg · 2 mi
- Port Gibson · 30 mi
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