City of Metropolis

City of Metropolis is a locality in Massac, Illinois. City of Metropolis is situated nearby to the hamlet Massac City, as well as near the locality Jefferson.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Massac.

Fort Massac

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Fort Massac is a French colonial and early National-era fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, United States. Its site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metropolis.

Metropolis is a small city in Southern Illinois probably named out of wishful thinking which hasn't really been borne out. The town's current claim to fame is as the host for a floating riverboat casino run by the Harrah's casino chain of Reno, Nevada.

City of Metropolis

Type: Locality with 6,540 residents
Location: Massac, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.1471° or 37° 8′ 50″ north

Longitude

-88.6912° or 88° 41′ 28″ west

Population

6,540

Elevation

328 feet (100 metres)

Open location code

869H48W5+RG

GeoNames ID

7163757

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