Oddities of geography (tile, values, avoid)

[Baybie Alyssa]

There is a little enclave of Madison Parish, Louisiana, separated from the rest of this parish by another enclave, one of Warren County, Mississippi. The Mississippi River surely has changed its' course!

[Baybie Alyssa]

Two Words: Venice, Louisiana.

GO!

[Neworleansisprettygood]

Originally Posted by Baybie Alyssa

Two Words: Venice, Louisiana.

GO!

I've been fishing out of Venice; while it is certainly a unique place, I don't know how it qualifies as an oddity.

[1greatcity]

There is no place name found in all 50 states. And the most common place name in the US isn't Washington, or even Springfield. It's Centerville, and it occurs in 45 states.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by Baybie Alyssa

32.9 miles as the crow flies, border to border.

Cairo, Illinois is also closer to Mississippi than it is to Chicago.

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by bradjl2009

Cairo, Illinois is also closer to Mississippi than it is to Chicago.

And it looks, feels, sounds, tastes and smells a lot more like Mississippi than it does Chicago.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by bradjl2009

Cairo, Illinois is also closer to Mississippi than it is to Chicago.

Cairo is closer to far north Louisiana than it is to Chicago.

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

And it looks, feels, sounds, tastes and smells a lot more like Mississippi than it does Chicago.

Which is a good thing. Finally, somebody has something nice to say about Cairo.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by bradjl2009

Cairo, Illinois is also closer to Mississippi than it is to Chicago.

Cairo is also further south than Paducah,KY even though Paducah is on the border with Illinois.

[ischyros]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

Cairo is also further south than Paducah,KY even though Paducah is on the border with Illinois.

Louisville, KY is further north than Evansville, IN.