Chester
in Randolph County of Illinois, United States
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Southern Illinois Airport (32 mi) - Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (50 mi)
- Lambert St Louis International Airport (65 mi)
- Barkley Regional Airport (82 mi)
- Rolla Downtown Airport (109 mi)
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (134 mi)
- Decatur Airport (142 mi)
- Jonesboro Municipal Airport (151 mi)
- Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (184 mi)
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Chester Country Club (Golf course, 0 mi)
- Southwestern Lakes CC (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Perryville Country Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- White Oak GC (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Acorns Golf Links (Golf course, 34 mi)
- Annbriar Golf Course (Golf course, 34 mi)
- The Ridge Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 34 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.914 and -89.822 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 54' 49" and W -89° 49' 19"
- 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: 08:51 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:06 am and 7:47 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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Discover Chester
Chester in Randolph County (Illinois) with it's 8,588 citizens is a place in United States about 695 mi (or 1,118 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Chester is now 08:51 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports near Chester, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Southern Illinois Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 52 km), East. 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 52 mi (or 83 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Perryville, Pinckneyville, Murphysboro, Waterloo and Jackson. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 59% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
25°C (77 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BEST WESTERN CHESTER HOTEL
Videos from this area
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1998 Regional Game - Steeleville VS Chester - First Quarter
The 1998 Chester Regional Championship Game - Steeleville High School VS. Chester High School (First Quarter)
1998 Regional Game - Steeleville VS Chester - Second Quarter
The 1998 Chester Regional Championship Game - Steeleville High School VS. Chester High School (Second Quarter)
1998 Regional Game - Steeleville VS Chester - Third Quarter
The 1998 Chester Regional Championship Game - Steeleville High School VS. Chester High School (Third Quarter)
1998 Regional Game - Steeleville VS Chester - Fourth Quarter
The 1998 Chester Regional Championship Game - Steeleville High School VS. Chester High School (Fourth Quarter). Includes post game championship trophy presentation.
4/22/2013 Chester, IL River Flooding - Stock Footage
4/22/2013 Chester, IL River Flooding - Stock Footage Archive Stock B-Roll Footage from Chester, Illinois where the river was at moderate flood stage before the river crested. Footage includes...
UP 844, Chester Il, March 28, 2012 | by CivilWarFamily
Union Pacific, Shiloh troop train makes a Run by in Chester, Illinois on the way to the 150 anniversary of the battle of Shiloh, Tn. Video by Steve Wheat from the Sons of Union Veterans, Hecker Camp.
Chester Christmas Parade 2008
Chester Christmas Parade 2008.
Lightning in Chester, IL
Around 12:30am on 4/23/2011. Overlooking the Mississippi River into Missouri. Mostly cloud-to-cloud, but you hear the thunder from a cloud-to-ground strike at 0:20 and actually see one at 1:36.
Drew Peterson hearing
Cassandra Cales, the sister of Drew Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, at the hearing Tuesday on charges that Peterson tried to hire a hit man to get the prosecutor who put him in Menard Correctional...
Todd and Amanda Cowan
Wedding reception for Todd and Amanda Cowen on June 1st, 2013. At the AM Legion in Chester IL.
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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.
Chester, Illinois
Chester is a city located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,586 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County and is located 63 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri.
Chester Bridge
The Chester Bridge is a truss bridge connecting Missouri's Route 51 with Illinois Route 150 across the Mississippi River between Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois. The Chester Bridge can be seen in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, although in the film a highway sign for the (non-existent) "Arkansas 49" highway appears on the east (Illinois) side of the bridge. In the 1940s the main span was destroyed by a tornado. The current span was built to replace it on the original piers.
Menard Correctional Center
Menard Correctional Center, known prior to 1970 as Southern Illinois Penitentiary, is located in the town of Chester in Randolph County, Illinois. It is a state prison housing maximum-security and high medium-security adult males. The average daily population as of 2007 is 3,410. Menard Correctional Center opened in March 1878, and is the second oldest prison in Illinois. It also stands as Illinois’s largest maximum-security prison.
Chester Mental Health Center
The Chester Mental Health Center is the State of Illinois' only maximum security forensic mental health facility for those committed via a court order or deemed an escape risk. The facility is operated by the State of Illinois in Chester, Illinois and is a part of the Illinois Department of Human Services, formerly the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. It is adjacent to the Menard State Prison.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
تشيستر, چستر، ایلینوی, चेस्टर, Честер, چیسٹر، الینوائے, 切斯特
