Amenia
in Piatt County of Illinois, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
40.022 and -88.666 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 40° 1' 19" and W -88° 39' 59"
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: 07:36 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Chicago
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:36 am and 8:05 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

Delve into Amenia

Amenia in Piatt County (Illinois) is a town located in United States about 625 mi (or 1,006 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.

Time in Amenia is now 07:36 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Amenia, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Decatur 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 116 mi (or 187 km), South-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Monticello, Clinton, Decatur, Sullivan and Tuscola. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 17th of May 2024

24°C (76 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered 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

26°C (79 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Monticello Railroad Days 2011

Published: October 26, 2011
Length: 12:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NSFrankfort

Taken October 8, 2011 at the Monticello Railway Museum. Three of the trains that were running are shown in the order taken with the exception of the shots behind Southern 401, which are at...


March 11, 2013 - Another Illegal Meeting Held By The Monticello Illinois City Council

Published: September 10, 2014
Length: 19:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Citizens for a Better Monticello

Quotes from a city council closed session meeting that officials never thought would be made public. Monticello, IL. March 11, 2013. Declared illegal by Illinois Attorney General.


SOU 401 to the Monticello Railway Museum

Published: December 15, 2013
Length: 47:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Midwest Zephyr Media

In late July, Midwest Zephyr Media made a trip down to central Illinois as the Monticello Railway Museum's Southern Railway 401 was fired up for a weekend of shorts trips between the museum...


In Their Own Words - Monticello Township Cemetery, Piatt County, IL

Published: October 17, 2012
Length: 08:45 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: piatthistory

In celebration of the 175th anniversary of Monticello, enjoy a virtual walk among the gravestones of the Monticello Township Cemetery. Hear stories of the early days of Monticello from the...


Leviathan Into Monticello

Published: October 03, 2009
Length: 01:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tedeboy999

Steam Locomotive Leviathan steamed into Monticello IL on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 during the Monticello Railway Museum's "Railroad Days" weekend. Also on hand for the celebration of railroading:...


Illinois Central GP-11 Monticello Illinois 10-17-09 Cab Ride

Published: October 20, 2009
Length: 47:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Railyard Productions

Illinois Central GP-11 Monticello Illinois 10-17-09. My first cab ride. It was awesome. I was hoping to ride in the F7 cab but they were running the GP-11.


ICHS - Monticello Railway Museum Charter - In Town Running

Published: August 13, 2011
Length: 23:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tedeboy999

Here is a view of the Illinois Central Historical Society's charter all-IC consist on August 13 at the Monticello Railway Museum, which had seven car train ready for a couple runs into Monticello...


ICHS - Monticello Railway Museum 8-13-11 ALL IC CONSIST

Published: August 13, 2011
Length: 26:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tedeboy999

On the first Run-by, they stopped the consist parallel to a bike/hike trail that used to be the Illinois Terminal electric line into Monticello and let all the members that wanted to get their...


Southern 401 at Monticello Railway Museum 10/17/2010

Published: January 01, 2013
Length: 04:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Northern Illinois Rail Productions

Southern 401, a Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation (First built-in 1907), is seen fresh out of rebuild on October 17, 2010. This is the second day of operation for 401 since being rebuilt and put...


Monticello Railway Museum Regular Operations 8-13-11

Published: August 14, 2011
Length: 20:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tedeboy999

While the Illinois Central Historical Society members were riding their charter trains, the Monticello Railway Museum was also open for its regular museum riders at 11 a.m. Here is EMD Milwaukee...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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WILL

WILL is the callsign of the three public broadcasting stations owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and directly operated by its Division of Broadcasting. It consists of PBS member station WILL-TV (digital channel 9, virtual channel 12) and National Public Radio member stations WILL and WILL-FM (90.9 mHz). The three stations are known collectively as Illinois Public Media, and are operated out of Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication on the U of I campus.

Located at 40.0383, -88.6694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
College radio stations in Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of Illinois stations, Television stations in Illinois, Radio stations in Illinois, Channel 9 digital TV stations in the United States, Channel 12 virtual TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 1955, Radio stations established in 1955, Marketing boards, Toyota vehicles

Robert Allerton Park

The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch, near Monticello, Illinois on the upper Sangamon River. The park and manor house, The Farms, were laid out and built by industrialist heir, artist, art collector, and garden designer Robert Allerton and his adopted son John Gregg Allerton, who gave the complex to the University of Illinois in 1946.

Located at 39.998, -88.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
National Natural Landmarks in Illinois, Parks in Illinois, Botanical gardens in Illinois, Open air museums in Illinois, Sculpture gardens, trails and parks, Outdoor sculptures in Illinois, Protected areas of Piatt County, Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

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Allerton Station, Amenia