- Elevation, modelled
- 96 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Vick Hill232 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ohio River Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0029, -89.1718
Cairo Custom House Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 96 m. Vick Hill stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
Served as court house, post office and custom house until 1942.
- Built
- 1872
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 |
- On the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 261.4 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 22.5 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 2 mi
37 named places within 25 miles
Ghost towns: 15
- Greenfield: 2.6 mi
- Rushs Ridge: 5.1 mi
- Norfolk: 5.9 mi
- Hallett: 10.9 mi
- Fuget: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 9
- 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
Museums: 6
- 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
Attractions: 4
- Caboose: 0.4 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 0.7 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 1.5 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Proceeding On: 2.2 mi
| 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).
- National Register of Historic Places — Old Customhouse, reference 73000689, listed 07/24/73.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000689
Day trips start here
- Cape Girardeau · 30 mi
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