Cottonwood Slough
Cottonwood Slough is a stream in Alexander, Illinois. Cottonwood Slough is situated nearby to the hamlet Golden Lily, as well as near Urbandale.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mound City National Cemetery and Cairo Airport.
Mound City National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wonder al, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mound City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near Mound City, in Pulaski County, Illinois. It encompasses 10.5 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 8,098 interments.
Cairo Airport
Aerodrome
Cairo Regional Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located 4 nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Cairo, Illinois, a city in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Cairo Airport is situated 2 miles west of Cottonwood Slough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urbandale and Mound City.
Urbandale
Hamlet
Urbandale is an unincorporated community in Cache Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Urbandale is located on Illinois Route 37 north of Cairo.
Mound City
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Mound City is a city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Ohio River just north of its confluence with the Mississippi River. Mound City is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cottonwood Slough.
Future City
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Future City is an unincorporated community in Cache Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Future City is located along U.S. Route 51 north of Cairo, and south of Urbandale. Future City is situated 2½ miles south of Cottonwood Slough.
Cottonwood Slough
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.06838° or 37° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-89.18174° or 89° 10′ 54″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
869G3R99+98GeoNames ID
4236450
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