Cattail Slough Public Use Area

Cattail Slough Public Use Area is a park in Whiteside, Illinois. Cattail Slough Public Use Area is situated nearby to the hamlet East Clinton, as well as near Little Oklahoma.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clinton Railroad Bridge and Van Allen Building.

Clinton Railroad Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Clinton Railroad Bridge, also called the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Bridge or more simply the Clinton Bridge, is a bridge that carries double tracked rail lines across the Mississippi River between Clinton, Iowa, and Fulton, Illinois.

Van Allen Building

Protected area

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Van Allen Building, also known as Van Allen and Company Department Store, is a historic commercial building at Fifth Avenue and South Second Street in Clinton, Iowa.

Clinton Public Library

Library

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Clinton Public Library is located in Clinton, Iowa, United States. The main library is located downtown and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Lyons Branch is located on the north side of the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clinton and Fulton.

Clinton

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It borders the Mississippi River. The population was 24,469 as of 2020.

Fulton

Town

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Fulton is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fulton had a population of 3,647. Fulton is located across the Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa. Fulton is situated 2½ miles north of Cattail Slough Public Use Area.

Garden Plain Township

Village

Garden Plain Township is located in Whiteside County, Illinois. As of the 2021 census, its population was 983 and it contained 492 housing units. Garden Plain Township is situated 3 miles southeast of Cattail Slough Public Use Area.

Cattail Slough Public Use Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Whiteside, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.83293° or 41° 49′ 59″ north

Longitude

-90.17034° or 90° 10′ 13″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

86HFRRMH+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354183906

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4886802

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Localities in the Area

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