New Thompson Lake
New Thompson Lake is in Jackson, Illinois. New Thompson Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Lake Shore Drive Area, as well as near Mount Carbon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Southern Illinois Airport and Carbondale station.
Southern Illinois Airport
Aerodrome
Southern Illinois Airport is a public airport in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Carbondale and east of Murphysboro. Southern Illinois Airport is situated 2½ miles north of New Thompson Lake.
Carbondale station
Railway station
Photo: Augiejv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carbondale Station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. The southern terminus of Amtrak's Illini and Saluki routes, it is also served by the City of New Orleans. Carbondale station is situated 2½ miles southeast of New Thompson Lake.
R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home
House
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home, located at 407 S. Forest Ave. in Carbondale, Illinois, is a geodesic dome house which was the residence of Buckminster Fuller from 1960 to 1971. R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home is situated 2 miles southeast of New Thompson Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carbondale and Murphysboro.
Carbondale
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Carbondale is a small city of about 25,000 in Southern about 14 miles east of the Mississippi River at roughly the southern edge of the plains, and the northern limit of the Shawnee hills.
Murphysboro
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area. The mayor of Murphysboro is Will Stephens. Murphysboro is situated 4½ miles west of New Thompson Lake.
New Thompson Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Jackson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.74343° or 37° 44′ 36″ northLongitude
-89.25416° or 89° 15′ 15″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
869GPPVW+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 459314450OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
4245651
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lake Shore Drive Area and Mount Carbon.
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