John Hay Recreation Area

John Hay Recreation Area is a park in Levee Township, Pike, Illinois. John Hay Recreation Area is situated nearby to Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, as well as near Rotary Pavilion.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mark Twain Memorial Bridge and Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum.

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge

Bridge

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The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri, childhood home of Mark Twain, for whom the bridge is named. Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is situated 1,500 feet northwest of John Hay Recreation Area.

Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum

Museum

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The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is located on 206-208 Hill Street, Hannibal, Missouri, on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the United States. Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is situated 2,900 feet southwest of John Hay Recreation Area.

Wabash Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Brem1964, Public domain.

The Wabash Bridge carries one railroad track across the Mississippi River between Hannibal, Missouri, and Pike County, Illinois. Built by the Wabash Railroad, the bridge is today owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway. Wabash Bridge is situated 3,700 feet northwest of John Hay Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hannibal.

Hannibal

Photo: A. Balet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hannibal is a city in Missouri. It is located approximately 100 miles northwest of St. Louis and is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Hannibal is best known as the boyhood home of author Samuel Longhorn Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain.

John Hay Recreation Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Levee Township, Pike, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.7184° or 39° 43′ 6″ north

Longitude

-91.35144° or 91° 21′ 5″ west

Open location code

86FCPJ9X+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 775149633

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rotary Pavilion and Cardiff Hill Park.

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