Poignant Sand & Gravel

Poignant Sand & Gravel is a mine in Marshall, Illinois. Poignant Sand & Gravel is situated nearby to the park Cameron National Wildlife Refuge, as well as near the nature reserve Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge and Lacon Bridge.

Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve

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The Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Illinois River in Mason County northeast of Havana, Illinois. It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as one of the four Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges.

Lacon Bridge

Bridge

Photo: ProfDEH, Public domain.

The Lacon Bridge crosses the Illinois River in the community of Lacon, Illinois. Built in 1939, it is one of the oldest crossings of the Illinois River. Lacon Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Poignant Sand & Gravel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lacon and Sparland.

Lacon

Town

Photo: ProfDEH, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lacon is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census, down from 1,937 in 2010. Lacon is situated 2½ miles south of Poignant Sand & Gravel.

Sparland

Village

Photo: ProfDEH, Public domain.

Sparland is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 366 at the 2020 census, down from 406 in 2010. It is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sparland is situated 3 miles southwest of Poignant Sand & Gravel.

Henry

Village

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Henry is a city in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. Henry is situated 4½ miles northeast of Poignant Sand & Gravel.

Poignant Sand & Gravel

Type: Mine
Categories: quarry and industry
Location: Marshall, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05537° or 41° 3′ 19″ north

Longitude

-89.39498° or 89° 23′ 42″ west

Open location code

86HG3J44+42

OpenStreetMap ID

node 585379832

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

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