Grand Tower
in Jackson County of Illinois, United States
-
Southern Illinois Airport (17 mi) - Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (28 mi)
- Barkley Regional Airport (56 mi)
- Lambert St Louis International Airport (91 mi)
- Evansville Regional Airport (111 mi)
- Jonesboro Municipal Airport (139 mi)
- Mc Kellar Sipes Regional Airport (144 mi)
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (154 mi)
- Memphis International Airport (181 mi)
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Midland Hills Golf Course (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Jackson Country Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Hickory Ridge Public Golf Center (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Union County Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Bent Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Cape Girardeau JC Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Cape Girardeau Country Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Dalhousie Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Perryville Country Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Southwestern Lakes CC (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.626 and -89.498 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 37' 35" and W -89° 29' 52"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:03 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:45 am and 8:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-16 08:19:50
Delve into Grand Tower
Grand Tower in Jackson County (Illinois) with it's 588 habitants is located in United States about 681 mi (or 1,096 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Grand Tower is now 02:03 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Grand Tower, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Southern Illinois Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in a distance of 75 mi (or 121 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Murphysboro, Jonesboro, Jackson, Perryville and Chester. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 38% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Friday, 17th of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
26°C (80 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Tower Rock Geocachers.mpeg
Geocachers hoped they could walk out to Tower Rock in the Mississippi River, but the water was still too high. They resorted to kayaks. You can get the whole story at http://www.capecentralhigh.com...
Cruel Intentions - Altenburg, MO 9/22/12
Mick LaMarsh pulling Cruel Intentions.
Mule Jump... yes I said Mule Jump!
The world famous Mule Jump at the East Perry County Fair in Altenburg Missouri. AKA... The best little fair in the land!
The Last Generation
Interviews with some of the last generation of Perry County, Mo., pioneer families to speak German as their primary language. Hear what it was like to walk 4 miles to school in the snow, use...
World War II experiences in Germany
Gerard Fiehler talks about his father's experiences in Germany in World War II.
Wilmar Degenhardt and Seelitz
Wilmar Degenhardt looks at an aerial photo from the middlle 1960s and finds the home he was born in. The photo was taken of Seelitz, a pioneer German community in Perry County, Mo.
McDonough linear edger with ValueMax at East Perry Lumber Company
This McDonough Linear Edger system features the ValueMax system which allows the operator to upgrade an optimizer solution based on visual defects not seen by the geometric scanner. These...
cottonmouth threat display (water moccasin)
this is the threat display of the cottonmouth snake, also known as water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorous). this snake was of course left unharmed.
Last Train Robbery in Missouri
David Holley, one of the last residents of Wittenberg, Mo., tells of the Last Train Robby in Missouri, which ended in the town in 1922. See http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/missouris-last...
Tower Rock
On the Mississippi (Missouri side)
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Grand Tower, Illinois
Grand Tower is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 624 at the 2000 census. The town gets its name from Tower Rock, a landmark island in the Mississippi River.
Wittenberg, Missouri
Wittenberg is an unincorporated community in eastern Perry County, Missouri. It is located on the Mississippi River fourteen miles southeast of Perryville. Wittenberg is located near Tower Rock, a landmark island in the Mississippi River.
Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge
The Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge is a suspension bridge carrying a natural gas pipeline across the Mississippi River near Grand Tower, Illinois.
Grand Tower Township, Jackson County, Illinois
Grand Tower Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 735.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Grand Tower.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
غراند تاور, گرند تاور، ایلینوی, ग्र्यान्ड टावर, Гранд Тауер, گرینڈ ٹاور، الینوائے
