Shuck Island
Shuck Island is a small island in the Mississippi River, located in Pike County, Illinois, opposite Hannibal, Missouri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum and Mark Twain Memorial Bridge.
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
Museum
Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is located on 206-208 Hill Street, Hannibal, Missouri, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the United States.
Mark Twain Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Madmaxmarchhare, CC BY 2.5.
The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri, childhood home of Mark Twain, for whom the bridge is named.
Mark Twain Cave
Cave
Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
Mark Twain Cave — originally McDowell's Cave — is a show cave located near Hannibal, Missouri. It was named for author Mark Twain whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Mark Twain Cave is situated 1½ miles south of Shuck Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hannibal.
Hannibal
Photo: A. Balet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hannibal is a city in Missouri. It is located approximately 100 miles northwest of St. Louis and is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Hannibal is best known as the boyhood home of author Samuel Longhorn Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain.
Shuck Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Mississippi River in Pike County, Illinois, United States
- Categories: river island, island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Pike, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.71223° or 39° 42′ 44″ northLongitude
-91.3411° or 91° 20′ 28″ westElevation
472 feet (144 metres)Open location code
86FCPM65+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 346916022OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4828401Wikidata ID
Q40887786
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Shuck Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shuck Island”
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