Gilligans Island

Gilligans Island is an islet in Hancock, Illinois. Gilligans Island is situated nearby to the locality Old Nauvoo, as well as near the hamlet Bluff Park.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Also known as: “Gilligan’s Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nauvoo Illinois Temple and Joseph Smith Mansion House.

Nauvoo Illinois Temple

Temple

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the 113th dedicated temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 4, 1999, by church president Gordon B.

Joseph Smith Mansion House

Building

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Joseph Smith Mansion House in Nauvoo, Illinois, is a large residence first occupied by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Smith used the house as a personal home, a public boarding house, a hotel, and as a site for the performance of temple ordinances.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nauvoo and Montrose.

Nauvoo

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Nauvoo is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River near Fort Madison, Iowa. The population of Nauvoo was 950 at the 2020 census.

Montrose

Village

Photo: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montrose is a city in Lee County, Iowa. The population was 738 at the time of the 2020 census. The town is located on the Mississippi River. It is part of the Fort Madison-Keokuk Micropolitan Statistical Area. Montrose is situated 2 miles southwest of Gilligans Island.

Gilligans Island

Categories: island, locality, and landform
Location: Hancock, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.54578° or 40° 32′ 45″ north

Longitude

-91.38145° or 91° 22′ 53″ west

Elevation

584 feet (178 metres)

Open location code

86GCGJW9+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 52431010

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4893751

Wikidata ID

Q34762122

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In Other Languages

“Gilligans Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gilligans Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Nauvoo and Bluff Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rheinberger Museum and Christ Lutheran Church.

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