Big Blue Island
Big Blue Island is an uninhabited fluvial island in the Illinois River. Approximately 1.5 mile long, it is legally part of Detroit Township and Flint Township within Pike County in the U.S. state of Illinois.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naples Mound 8 and Florence Bridge.
Naples Mound 8
Archaeological site
Photo: HotWheels53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Naples Mound 8 is a Havana Hopewell culture mound site located in Pike County, Illinois, United States, three miles east of the city of Griggsville.
Florence Bridge
Bridge
The Florence Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries Illinois Route 100 and IL 106 across the Illinois River from Florence to Scott County, Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Griggsville.
Griggsville
Village
Photo: Speedygreen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Griggsville is a rural town in Griggsville Township, Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,097 according to the 2020 census. Griggsville is situated 6 miles northwest of Big Blue Island.
Big Blue Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Pike County, Illinois, United States
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Pike, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.66421° or 39° 39′ 51″ northLongitude
-90.62735° or 90° 37′ 39″ westElevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
86FFM97F+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 354188164OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Blue Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Blue Island”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Pike County Conservation Area and Florence Quarry.
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