Wood River
in Madison County of Illinois, United States
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Lambert St Louis International Airport (17 mi) - Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (72 mi)
- Southern Illinois Airport (88 mi)
- Decatur Airport (94 mi)
- Quincy Regional Baldwin Field (95 mi)
- Rolla Downtown Airport (113 mi)
- Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (117 mi)
- Greater Peoria Regional Airport (126 mi)
- Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (128 mi)
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Belk Park Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Cloverleaf Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Roseland Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Alton Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Lockhaven Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Rock Springs Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Spencer T Olin GC (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Spencer T Olin Community Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- The Woodlands Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Rivers Edge Golf Course (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Forest Park Highlands (historical) (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 38.861 and -90.098 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 38° 51' 40" and W -90° 5' 51"
- 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: 10:12 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:04 am and 7:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
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- 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Wood River
Wood River in Madison County (Illinois) with it's 10,294 habitants is a city located in United States about 702 mi (or 1,130 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Wood River is now 10:12 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Wood River, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Lambert St Louis International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 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 16 mi (or 26 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Edwardsville, St Louis, Clayton, Jerseyville and Belleville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 30% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Very heavy rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
23°C (74 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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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.
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East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,301 at the 2010 census.
Hartford, Illinois
Hartford is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States, near the mouth of the Missouri River. The population was 1,429 at the 2010 census. Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1803-1804 here, near what has been designated the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site. Hartford is the birthplace of actor Clint Walker, known for the television series Cheyenne and for the movies The Ten Commandments and The Dirty Dozen.
Rosewood Heights, Illinois
Rosewood Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,038 at the 2010 census.
Wood River, Illinois
Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,657 at the 2010 census.
Roxana High School
Roxana High School is a secondary school in Roxana, Illinois, USA. The school's mascot is the shell, named for the former Shell Oil refinery also located in the town. The school district encompasses all of Roxana, South Roxana, and parts of Wood River, Edwardsville and Rosewood Heights.
Wood River (Illinois)
Wood River is a 2.4-mile-long tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins near East Alton, Illinois, to the northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The Wood River is formed by the confluence of its West and East forks. These come together near where they drop down from the Mississippi bluffs. The natural channel of the Wood River used to follow the Mississippi through the bottoms before joining it.
Wood River Refinery
The Wood River Refinery is an oil refinery located in Roxana, Illinois, approximately 15 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri, on the east side of the Mississippi River. The refinery is currently owned by Phillips 66 and Cenovus Energy, and operated by the joint-venture company WRB Refining, LLC (WRB). WRB was formed on 1 July 2007, with Encana taking a 49% interest in Wood River and also ConocoPhillips' Borger refinery.
Chemetco
Chemetco was formerly one of the largest United States refiners of copper from recycled or residual sources. Its maximum output of 120,000 tons per year was approximately half of the entire U.S. copper output from so-called "secondary copper refining. " The company website described Chemetco as one of the world's largest copper refiners and reported an estimated revenue in 1999 of $500 m. It was listed in 2000 as the 23rd-largest privately held company in the United States.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
وود ريفر, وود ریور، ایلینوی, Вуд Ривер, ووڈ ریور، الینوائے
