Tamms
in Alexander County of Illinois, United States

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
37.235 and -89.270 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 37° 14' 6" and W -89° 16' 12"
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: 11:30 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Chicago
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:46 am and 8:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

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: 2024-05-16 08:19:50

Discover Tamms

Tamms in Alexander County (Illinois) with it's 550 citizens is a city in United States about 675 mi (or 1,086 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

Local time in Tamms is now 11:30 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Tamms, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), 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 105 mi (or 169 km), North. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mound City, Jonesboro, Cairo, Benton and Charleston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 65 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 67 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Chance of rainfall 32%
Air Humidity 98%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Heavy intensity rain

Friday, 17th of May 2024

18°C (65 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 18th of May 2024

27°C (81 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

27°C (80 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

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Published: May 15, 2013
Length: 50:41 min
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Published: October 06, 2014
Length: 49:01 min
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Published: August 14, 2014
Length: 14:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Long Forestry

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How To Call In A Raccoon

Published: October 16, 2010
Length: 30:09 min
Rating: 2 of 5
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How To Call In A Raccoon II

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Length: 56:41 min
Rating: 3 of 5
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Trucking from Evansville, Indiana to Mounds, Illinois

Published: March 07, 2015
Length: 08:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: operationCDL

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Holiday Greetings from Cairo!

Published: December 22, 2013
Length: 07:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 1958cairo

A family in Cairo, Illinois decorates their home every Christmas for the town to enjoy. It looks even more awesome after dark.


Incident at the Mud-works: Forced to Get Truck Stuck in Snow-covered Mud

Published: March 15, 2015
Length: 26:48 min
Rating: 1 of 5
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01/07/2015 Pulaski, IL - Cache River Flooding

Published: January 07, 2015
Length: 01:42 min
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Thompson Family Reunion Video Short

Published: July 13, 2010
Length: 16:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Aughty Venable

Here are some of the images from the Thompson Family Reunion 2010 in Pulaski, IL. If you are interested in having a copy let me know.


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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.

Tamms, Illinois

Tamms is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tamms is the location of the Tamms Correctional Center, a super-maximum correctional facility operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections that housed the State of Illinois execution chamber.

Located at 37.2403, -89.2647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Alexander County, Illinois, Villages in Illinois, Cape Girardeau – Jackson metropolitan area

Tamms Correctional Center

The Tamms Correctional Center is an Illinois Department of Corrections prison located in Tamms, Illinois. The prison has two sections, a 200-bed minimum security facility opened in 1995, and a 500-bed supermax facility known as the Closed Maximum Security Unit (CMAX) opened in 1998. The CMAX facility houses the most disruptive and violent inmates, deemed unsafe to house in general prison populations.

Located at 37.25, -89.282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Alexander County, Illinois, Prisons in Illinois, Capital punishment in Illinois, Execution sites in the United States