Dorchester
in Macoupin County of Illinois, United States
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Lambert St Louis International Airport (35 mi) - Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (54 mi)
- Decatur Airport (75 mi)
- Quincy Regional Baldwin Field (91 mi)
- Southern Illinois Airport (97 mi)
- University of Illinois Willard Airport (108 mi)
- Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (109 mi)
- Greater Peoria Regional Airport (110 mi)
- Quad City International Airport (166 mi)
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Staunton Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Grandvue Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Litchfield Country Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Cloverleaf Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Roseland Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Belk Park Golf Course (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Carlinville Country Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Sunset Hills Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Fox Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Oak Brook Golf Course (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Marina Number 1 (marina, (17 mi)
- Marina Number 2 (marina, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 39.086 and -89.888 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 39° 5' 8" and W -89° 53' 15"
- 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: 10:02 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:50 am and 4:40 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Dorchester
Dorchester in Macoupin County (Illinois) with it's 146 habitants is a town located in United States about 690 mi (or 1,110 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Time in Dorchester is now 10:02 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Dorchester, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Lambert St Louis International Airport in a distance of 35 mi (or 56 km), South-West. 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 30 mi (or 48 km), South. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 2 points of interest near this location.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Carlinville, Edwardsville, Hillsboro, Jerseyville and Greenville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
NS ES44AC 8066 & NS SD70ACe 1028 lead NS 404 coal bucket!!!! (01/29/2012)
My first real good look at a SD70ACe! NS 8066, NS 1028, NS 9600, & NS 7538 take NS 404 from Shay Mine in Carlinville, Illinois to Decatur, Illinois at 11:30P.M. Benld, Illinois.
NS 437 (08/31/2011) 3 CN MOTORS @ THE ARMY BASE!!
Shot in Benld IL at the old Army base. CN train heads to Monterey Mine in Carlinville IL.
NS 71R Maiden Run (11/13/2010) Great editing!
Her maiden run! Norfolk Southern's first coal train to Monterey Mine since December of 2008 runs on 11-13-2010! Yesterday I heard a crew bring a train in to Remington yesterday. I kept hearing...
Giant Fresnel Lens = Solar Breakfast. Garden Almost Tilled and Mint Tea
I'm cooking with the sun, and this time around I found a great way to solar cook breakfast I added oil and water in the pan so there would be lots of steam to cook the potatoes through, then...
Taking out a tree for the hillclimb
This is a very bad quality cell phone video of the boys taking out a tree in prep for the upcoming hillclimb.
NS Dash 9 Long hood forward leads coal drag!!!! (10/13/2011) NS 433
NS 9258 leads long hood forward to the mine. Always something with this train...
Planting along the fence
In this vlog I show my latest advancement in planting, which is an area that will house 10 cantaloupe plants, 5 cucumber, 3 summer squash, 3 winter squash(waltham), and 3 winter squash(banana)...go.
Great horn w/ GMTX SD60 on NS 403 (04/02/2011)
NS 403: NS C40-9W 9925, NS C40-9W 9275, & GMTX SD60 9045 going to Monterey Mine.
Yellow NS Patched SD60 6542 leads NS 403 coal train!!!! (12/09/2011
NS Yellow Patched 6542, NS 9624, & NS 9381 lead a empty coal train to Shay Mine in Carlinville IL.
Hillclimb Ooops
CCDR - 16 May, 2009.
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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.
Dorchester, Illinois
Dorchester is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census.
Wilsonville, Illinois
Wilsonville is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 604 at the 2000 census.
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