Minor Slough
Minor Slough is an inlet in Ballard, Kentucky. Minor Slough is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cairo Historic District, as well as near the hamlet Birds Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swan 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.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 2½ miles west of Minor Slough.
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.Wickliffe
Village
Wickliffe is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 670 at the 2020 census. Wickliffe is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wickliffe is situated 3 miles southeast of Minor Slough.
Minor Slough
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ballard, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.99866° or 36° 59′ 55″ north
Longitude
-89.12701° or 89° 7′ 37″ west
Elevation
308 feet (94 metres)
Open location code
868GXVXF+F5
GeoNames ID
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