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Backbone Ridge, Illinois

Backbone Ridge is a ridge located in Jackson County, IL at N37.636995° W89.509264° (WGS84/NAD83) and at an elevation of 472 ft MSL.
It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Altenburg, MO.

Feature Type: Ridge
Latitude: N37.636995° (WGS84/NAD83 datum)
Longitude: W89.509264°
Elevation: 472 ft MSL
County: Jackson County, Illinois
USGS 24K Map: Altenburg, MO
USGS 24K MRC: 37089F5

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USGS 1:24K topographic map:
USGS 24K topo map of Backbone Ridge, IL
Source: US Geological Survey

Aerial imagery:
Aerial imagery of Backbone Ridge, IL
Source: US National Map

OpenStreetMap:
OpenStreetMap map of Backbone Ridge, IL
Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, map styling by TopoQuest

OpenTopoMap:
OpenTopoMap map of Backbone Ridge, IL
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FAA VFR aeronautical chart::
FAA VFR chart of Backbone Ridge, IL
Source: US Federal Aviation Administration


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Here are some other places of interest near Backbone Ridge:

Feature Name Type Latitude Longitude Distance View Map
Abneyville RockCliffN37.724495°W89.412315°8.0 miles  View Map
AldridgePopulated PlaceN37.558383°W89.470095°5.8 miles  View Map
Allens Flat Picnic AreaLocaleN37.543105°W89.430927°7.8 miles  View Map
AltenburgPopulated PlaceN37.630884°W89.585376°4.2 miles  View Map
Altenburg Post OfficePost OfficeN37.629348°W89.589180°4.4 miles  View Map
Apple CreekStreamN37.565605°W89.527041°5.0 miles  View Map
Backbone RidgeRidgeN37.636995°W89.509264°0.0 milesView Map
Big BayouStreamN37.611717°W89.450650°3.7 miles  View Map
Big Muddy IslandIslandN37.576716°W89.494263°4.2 miles  View Map
Big Muddy RiverStreamN37.573661°W89.517041°4.4 miles  View Map
BirminghamLocaleN37.567827°W89.528986°4.9 miles  View Map
Birmingham HillsRangeN37.587550°W89.565931°4.6 miles  View Map
Boone Hill HollowValleyN37.706440°W89.576488°6.0 miles  View Map
Brazeau BottomsFlatN37.673611°W89.524444°2.7 miles  View Map
Brazeau CreekStreamN37.651995°W89.520930°1.2 miles  View Map
Brunkhorst LandingLocaleN37.698384°W89.518153°4.3 miles  View Map
Brushy BayouStreamN37.671439°W89.413426°5.8 miles  View Map
Cape AntoineCapeN37.653661°W89.521486°1.3 miles  View Map
Cape Cinque HommesCapeN37.692551°W89.529264°4.0 miles  View Map
City of AltenburgCivilN37.630440°W89.585896°4.2 miles  View Map
City of Grand TowerCivilN37.639094°W89.506604°0.2 miles  View Map
Clear Springs WildernessReserveN37.582774°W89.416052°6.3 miles  View Map
Crawford LandingLocaleN37.538938°W89.522319°6.8 miles  View Map
Cripps BendBendN37.637828°W89.431760°4.2 miles  View Map
Devils Bake OvenCliffN37.642828°W89.515097°0.5 miles  View Map
Dillon BendBendN37.641161°W89.422593°4.8 miles  View Map
Dryden Post Light (historical)BuildingN37.616717°W89.500374°1.5 miles  View Map
Forked Lake (historical)LakeN37.715329°W89.538709°5.6 miles  View Map
Fountain BluffCliffN37.681439°W89.507319°3.1 miles  View Map
Fountain Bluff Lookout TowerTowerN37.699495°W89.486763°4.5 miles  View Map
Fountain Bluff StationLocaleN37.700606°W89.498152°4.4 miles  View Map
Frohna - Altenburg Fire DepartmentBuildingN37.631611°W89.584253°4.1 miles  View Map
Galilee ChurchChurchN37.544772°W89.472040°6.7 miles  View Map
Gerler LakeReservoirN37.577565°W89.560721°5.0 miles  View Map
Gill PointCapeN37.693384°W89.523708°4.0 miles  View Map
Goodbread CemeteryCemeteryN37.685877°W89.481201°3.7 miles  View Map
GorhamPopulated PlaceN37.718384°W89.485929°5.8 miles  View Map
Gorham Fire DepartmentBuildingN37.717722°W89.484284°5.7 miles  View Map
Gorham Post OfficePost OfficeN37.716046°W89.488863°5.6 miles  View Map
Government RockSummitN37.575883°W89.435649°5.8 miles  View Map
Grand TowerPopulated PlaceN37.626439°W89.497874°1.0 miles  View Map
Grand Tower Campground and Picnic AreaLocaleN37.639495°W89.513153°0.3 miles  View Map
Grand Tower IslandIslandN37.595605°W89.496485°2.9 miles  View Map
Grand Tower Police DepartmentBuildingN37.631753°W89.505068°0.4 miles  View Map
Grand Tower Post OfficePost OfficeN37.629449°W89.504022°0.6 miles  View Map
Grand Tower Power StationBuildingN37.658056°W89.511667°1.5 miles  View Map
Grassy KnobSummitN37.613939°W89.429538°4.6 miles  View Map
Halfmoon IslandIslandN37.571438°W89.482596°4.8 miles  View Map
HalseyPopulated PlaceN37.567272°W89.452872°5.7 miles  View Map
Happy HollowValleyN37.685133°W89.479582°3.7 miles  View Map
Hat IslandFlatN37.710884°W89.563432°5.9 miles  View Map
Hay Glade DitchCanalN37.703384°W89.446483°5.7 miles  View Map
Henson CemeteryCemeteryN37.662821°W89.485368°2.2 miles  View Map
High Hill SchoolSchoolN37.540605°W89.544542°6.9 miles  View Map
Hines LandingPopulated PlaceN37.557827°W89.526486°5.6 miles  View Map
Horseshoe BendBendN37.660328°W89.416759°5.3 miles  View Map
HowardtonPopulated PlaceN37.629217°W89.464539°2.5 miles  View Map
Hudson CemeteryCemeteryN37.654488°W89.481201°2.0 miles  View Map
Johns SpurLocaleN37.673662°W89.467317°3.4 miles  View Map
Kings FerryLocaleN37.598383°W89.447872°4.3 miles  View Map
La RuePopulated PlaceN37.545605°W89.453706°7.0 miles  View Map
Lacours IslandIslandN37.717551°W89.578155°6.7 miles  View Map
Lambdins FieldAirportN37.540673°W89.482327°6.8 miles  View Map
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural LandmarkParkN37.562550°W89.443427°6.3 miles  View Map
Loimbach LandingPopulated PlaceN37.700329°W89.550654°4.9 miles  View Map
McCann School (historical)SchoolN37.589772°W89.439816°5.0 miles  View Map
McCann Springs Picnic AreaLocaleN37.587550°W89.436760°5.2 miles  View Map
McGee HillSummitN37.546716°W89.434816°7.5 miles  View Map
McGee Hill Picnic AreaLocaleN37.546716°W89.433705°7.5 miles  View Map
McGuire SchoolSchoolN37.546438°W89.480651°6.4 miles  View Map
Mill BendBendN37.647550°W89.426482°4.6 miles  View Map
Mill DitchCanalN37.702551°W89.507597°4.5 miles  View Map
NeunertPopulated PlaceN37.722829°W89.545654°6.3 miles  View Map
Neunert CemeteryCemeteryN37.706710°W89.517591°4.8 miles  View Map
Oakwood BottomsFlatN37.659495°W89.443427°3.9 miles  View Map
Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir Interpretive SiteParkN37.674495°W89.462595°3.6 miles  View Map
Owl CreekStreamN37.685606°W89.520097°3.4 miles  View Map
Patton CreekStreamN37.603939°W89.519264°2.3 miles  View Map
Pine HillsRangeN37.561439°W89.438983°6.5 miles  View Map
Preachers EyeArchN37.554772°W89.440372°6.8 miles  View Map
Rattlesnake FerryLocaleN37.626161°W89.430927°4.4 miles  View Map
Rawlins BendBendN37.652550°W89.417593°5.1 miles  View Map
Reeds CreekStreamN37.736718°W89.602045°8.6 miles  View Map
Ridge SchoolSchoolN37.685607°W89.588710°5.5 miles  View Map
Saint Pauls Lutheran CemeteryCemeteryN37.661610°W89.532366°2.1 miles  View Map
Sand RidgeRidgeN37.730884°W89.431204°7.8 miles  View Map
Sawmill HollowValleyN37.701440°W89.555098°5.1 miles  View Map
School Number 122 (historical)SchoolN37.722551°W89.518430°5.9 miles  View Map
Shawnee CreekStreamN37.576717°W89.593987°6.2 miles  View Map
Shawnee Elementary School-NorthSchoolN37.629772°W89.500930°0.7 miles  View Map
StarlandPopulated PlaceN37.709218°W89.585377°6.5 miles  View Map
Tower Island ChuteLakeN37.580179°W89.490061°4.1 miles  View Map
Tower Island ChuteStreamN37.584216°W89.517041°3.7 miles  View Map
Tower RockIslandN37.631717°W89.515097°0.5 miles  View Map
Tower Rock Fire DepartmentBuildingN37.631106°W89.504854°0.5 miles  View Map
Town CreekStreamN37.730884°W89.423149°8.0 miles  View Map
Township of BrazeauCivilN37.640977°W89.573737°3.5 miles  View Map
Township of Grand TowerCivilN37.642116°W89.468540°2.3 miles  View Map
Township of Sand RidgeCivilN37.733940°W89.435218°7.8 miles  View Map
Trestle HollowValleyN37.669708°W89.513151°2.3 miles  View Map
Turkey BayouLakeN37.685204°W89.414147°6.2 miles  View Map
Turkey Bayou CampgroundLocaleN37.683106°W89.412593°6.2 miles  View Map
Union PointPopulated PlaceN37.549216°W89.503986°6.1 miles  View Map
Village of GorhamCivilN37.715121°W89.483087°5.6 miles  View Map
Walker HillSummitN37.639217°W89.503152°0.4 miles  View Map
Walker Hill CemeteryCemeteryN37.638654°W89.502313°0.4 miles  View Map
Wilson LandingLocaleN37.570605°W89.516208°4.6 miles  View Map
Winter Pond Picnic AreaLocaleN37.584772°W89.443427°5.1 miles  View Map
WittenbergPopulated PlaceN37.652550°W89.524542°1.4 miles  View Map
Worthen BayouStreamN37.710884°W89.433705°6.6 miles  View Map

Note: Coordinates in the location and feature list above are referenced to NAD83 datum.


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