USCGC Kankakee
USCGC Kankakee is a military installation in Shelby, Tennessee which is located on A. W. Willis Avenue. USCGC Kankakee is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Lower Mississippi River, as well as near the bus station MATA Willian Hudson Transit Center - Bus Terminal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Memphis Pyramid.
Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Hospital
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501 designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital is situated 2,900 feet southeast of USCGC Kankakee.
Memphis Pyramid
Retail building
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The Memphis Pyramid, formerly known as the Great American Pyramid and the Pyramid Arena, and colloquially known as the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, is a pyramid-shaped building located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States, at the bank of the Mississippi River. Memphis Pyramid is situated 1,200 feet southwest of USCGC Kankakee.
Burkle Estate
Museum
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The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad – a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states. Burkle Estate is situated 3,000 feet northeast of USCGC Kankakee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbor Town and Beale Street.
Harbor Town
Suburb
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Harbor Town is a new urbanist-style neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. Harbor Town sits atop 132 acres on a sandbar in the Mississippi River known as Mud Island.
Beale Street
Neighborhood
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Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.
Downtown Memphis
Suburb
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.
USCGC Kankakee
- Type: Military installation
- Address: 2 A. W. Willis Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.15889° or 35° 9′ 32″ northLongitude
-90.05041° or 90° 3′ 2″ westOpen location code
867F5W5X+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 7788251057OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Lower Mississippi River and MATA Willian Hudson Transit Center - Bus Terminal.
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