Cairo Custom House Museum
Cairo Custom House Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Vick Hill stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cairo River Wall Murals, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
Served as court house, post office and custom house until 1942.
What the record says
- Built
- 1872
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 261.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 2 mi
75 named places within 25 miles
- Halliday Park: 0.2 mi
- David Box Twin Rivers Ball Park: 0.3 mi
- Halliday Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Cairo Public Boat Launch: 0.4 mi
- Lansden Park: 0.8 mi
- Greenfield: 2.6 mi
- Rushs Ridge: 5.1 mi
- Norfolk: 5.9 mi
- Hallett: 10.9 mi
- Fuget: 13.5 mi
- Winford Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Coil Estate Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- Lower Cache River Access Area: 21.4 mi
- Twin Mounds: 4.7 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 9.9 mi
- Gilson Hills: 16.1 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 18.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 19.6 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 11.3 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 16.8 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 21.8 mi
- Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center: 23.0 mi
- Scott City Historical Museum: 24.5 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 0.2 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 0.2 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 0.2 mi
- Research Uncovered: 0.2 mi
- Lewis & Clark: 0.2 mi
- Caboose: 0.4 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 0.7 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 1.5 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 19.4 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Proceeding On: 2.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 23.2 mi
- A: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cairo Custom House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vick Hill | NNW 335° | 232 m | 23.9 mi |
| Italian Hill | NNW 341° | 196 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 302° | 181 m | 19.6 mi |
| Santa Fe Hills | NW 312° | 177 m | 18.4 mi |
| Burner Hill | NNW 343° | 171 m | 20.4 mi |
| Gilson Hills | NW 323° | 143 m | 16.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | N 349° | 134 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | WNW 295° | 102 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cairo 3N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000689OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Old Customhouse, reference 73000689, listed 07/24/73.
OpenStreetMap element way/77101815
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