- Elevation, modelled
- 98 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Vick Hill232 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ohio River Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 37.0020, -89.1649
Cairo Public Boat Launch is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 98 m. Vick Hill stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Caboose, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cairo Public Boat Launch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vick Hill | NNW 334° | 232 m | 24.1 mi |
| Italian Hill | NNW 340° | 196 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 302° | 181 m | 20.0 mi |
| Santa Fe Hills | NW 311° | 177 m | 18.7 mi |
| Burner Hill | NNW 342° | 171 m | 20.6 mi |
| Gilson Hills | NW 322° | 143 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNW 348° | 134 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dogtooth Bend Mounds | WNW 295° | 102 m | 10.3 mi |
- On the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- On the Great River RoadNational
- 261.2 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 22.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 2 mi
71 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 16
- Halliday Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Halliday Park: 0.2 mi
- David Box Twin Rivers Ball Park: 0.7 mi
- Fort Defiance State Park: 1.1 mi
- Lansden Park: 1.1 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Greenfield: 2.6 mi
- Rushs Ridge: 5.1 mi
- Norfolk: 5.7 mi
- Hallett: 11.2 mi
- Fuget: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 9
- Twin Mounds: 4.7 mi
- Dogtooth Bend Mounds: 10.3 mi
- Gilson Hills: 16.4 mi
- Santa Fe Hills: 18.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 19.9 mi
Museums: 6
- Cairo Custom House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Warren E. Hearns Museum: 11.6 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 16.7 mi
- Historic Thebes Courthouse: 22.1 mi
- Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Lewis & Clark: 0.3 mi
- Research Uncovered: 0.3 mi
- The Story of Cairo: 0.3 mi
- Cairo River Wall Murals: 0.3 mi
- Welcome to Historical Cairo: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- Caboose: 0.0 mi
- Magnolia Manor: 1.1 mi
- Big Subway Gate: 1.8 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Desert Storm Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Proceeding On: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chalk Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- A: 16.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 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).
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