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Discover Gillespie
Gillespie in Macoupin County (Illinois) with it's 3,176 citizens is a town in United States about 686 mi (or 1,104 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Gillespie is now 04:16 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports near Gillespie, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Lambert St Louis International Airport in a distance of 40 mi (or 64 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 33 mi (or 53 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Carlinville, Hillsboro, Edwardsville, Greenville and Jerseyville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 56% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate 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.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Benld, Illinois
Benld is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,541 at the 2000 census. The name derives from founder Benjamin L. Dorsey (d. June 19, 1895). Dorsey was responsible for gaining the land on which the town was built and coal mining rights. When it came time to name the village, he took the combination of his first name and his middle and last initial.
Eagarville, Illinois
Eagarville is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 128 at the 2000 census.
East Gillespie, Illinois
East Gillespie is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 234.
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,412 at the 2000 census.
Mount Clare, Illinois
Mount Clare is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 433 at the 2000 census.