Gale
Gale is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Gale is located along the Mississippi River north of Thebes. The community is served by Illinois Route 3.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
- Also known as: “Gale, IL” and “Gale, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature reserve
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,380-acre parcel of semi-protected Mississippi River bottomland habitat within Alexander County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is situated 1½ miles northwest of Gale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scott City and Cape Girardeau.
Scott City
Town
Scott City is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 4,346 at the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Scott City is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Cape Girardeau County portion is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Scott City is situated 5 miles southwest of Gale.
Cape Girardeau
Photo: Drowzy, Public domain.
Cape Girardeau is a city named after a French soldier/trader in southeastern Missouri. Watch out for murals and flood walls in this college town.
Gale
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.24894° or 37° 14′ 56″ northLongitude
-89.44759° or 89° 26′ 51″ westElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Open location code
869G6HX2+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 153371315OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Gale” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蓋爾 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “蓋爾”
- French: “Gale”
- Irish: “Gale”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gale Post Office and Rock Island.
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