First Lake
First Lake is in Ballard, Kentucky. First Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cairo Historic District, as well as near the locality McBride.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Custom House and Alexander County Courthouse.
Old Custom House
Museum
The Old Custom House is a historic government building in downtown Cairo, Illinois. Built from 1869 to 1872, the building served as a customs house, post office, and courthouse. Old Custom House is situated 1½ miles southwest of First Lake.
Alexander County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Alexander County Courthouse is a government building in central Cairo, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Built in the 1960s, it is the latest in a series of courthouses erected in four towns across Alexander County. Alexander County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles west of First Lake.
Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a lake in Ballard County, Kentucky. At 300 acres, it is the largest natural lake in Kentucky. It is part of a twelve-lake confederation known as Cummins Tract Lakes. Swan Lake is situated 1½ miles east of First Lake.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairo Historic District and Cairo.
Cairo Historic District
Neighborhood
The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois. The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated. Cairo Historic District is situated 1½ miles west of First Lake.
Cairo
Cairo is in Illinois on a small strip of land in between Missouri and Kentucky as well as the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, made famous in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.Future City
Hamlet
First Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Ballard, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.01283° or 37° 0′ 46″ north
Longitude
-89.14683° or 89° 8′ 49″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
869G2V73+47
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
GeoNames ID
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