McEvers Island

McEvers Island is an uninhabited fluvial island in the Illinois River. Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) long, it is legally part of Montezuma Township within Pike County in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1] The island, at Mile 48.5, is often used as a landmark by commercial and pleasure boaters traversing the river. Boaters often anchor or tie up in the narrow, sheltered channel east of the island, bordering the Scott County Illinois mainland.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 1991. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.
  2. ↑ Illinois Waterway Guidebook. Indiana Waterways. 2009. ISBN 978-1607438564.

Coordinates: 39°32′10″N 90°34′32″W / 39.53611°N 90.57556°W / 39.53611; -90.57556

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/8/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.