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Chapin, Morgan County, Illinois, United States


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Region:Morgan County, Illinois, United States
Latitude:39° 45' 57" N
Longitude:90° 23' 56" W
Lat/Long (dec):39.76588,-90.39901
Köppen climate type:Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:189m
Population:498 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:4235646
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4235646:8
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Exeter Clay Pit, Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 43' 14" N90° 29' 44" W9.7km (6.0 miles)
Limestone Prospect (MRDS - 10144560), Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 43' 19" N90° 30' 15" W10.2km (6.3 miles)
Morgan County Pit, Morgan County, Illinois, USA39° 43' 54" N90° 14' 5" W14.5km (9.0 miles)
Scott Highway Department pit, Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 37' 48" N90° 27' 15" W15.8km (9.8 miles)
Unnamed Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10169007), Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 37' 24" N90° 27' 5" W16.4km (10.2 miles)
Limestone Prospect (MRDS - 10193318), Morgan County, Illinois, USA39° 40' 24" N90° 13' 24" W18.2km (11.3 miles)
Limestone Prospect (MRDS - 10290438), Morgan County, Illinois, USA39° 37' 45" N90° 15' 34" W19.3km (12.0 miles)
Limestone Prospect (MRDS - 10291020), Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 35' 20" N90° 27' 34" W20.4km (12.6 miles)
Unnamed Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10291037), Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 34' 45" N90° 28' 11" W21.6km (13.4 miles)
Shafer Clay Pit, Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 33' 39" N90° 26' 9" W23.0km (14.3 miles)
Valley City Quarry, Pike County, Illinois, USA39° 42' 14" N90° 39' 33" W23.3km (14.5 miles)
Thomas Quarry, Scott County, Illinois, USA39° 31' 27" N90° 30' 57" W28.7km (17.8 miles)
Florence Plant No. 6 Quarry (Florence Plant No. 33), Pike County, Illinois, USA39° 38' 36" N90° 42' 43" W30.0km (18.7 miles)
McKee Creek, Pike County, Illinois, USA39° 48' 18" N90° 45' 17" W30.7km (19.1 miles)
Illinois Highway Shale Exposure Prospect, Pike County, Illinois, USA39° 44' 30" N90° 46' 32" W32.3km (20.1 miles)
General Pit & Mill, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA40° 0' 54" N90° 36' 24" W32.9km (20.4 miles)
Hammitt Quarry (Schuyler Stone Company Quarry; O'Brien Quarry), Schuyler County, Illinois, USA40° 4' 14" N90° 25' 59" W34.0km (21.1 miles)
Frederick North Shale Clay Pit, Brown County, Illinois, USA39° 57' 38" N90° 42' 55" W34.6km (21.5 miles)
Purington Clay Shale Pit, Greene County, Illinois, USA39° 27' 10" N90° 21' 44" W35.0km (21.7 miles)
Valstad Quarry No. 2 (Valstad No. 2 Quarry; Martin Valstad Company), Greene County, Illinois, USA39° 27' 15" N90° 30' 11" W35.8km (22.2 miles)
Limestone Prospect (MRDS - 10290987), Greene County, Illinois, USA39° 27' 0" N90° 30' 55" W36.5km (22.7 miles)
Valstad Quarry No. 1 (Valstad Quarry; Madin Valstad Company), Greene County, Illinois, USA39° 26' 39" N90° 29' 38" W36.7km (22.8 miles)
Mt. Sterling Plant No. 13 & Quarry, Brown County, Illinois, USA39° 53' 47" N90° 48' 2" W37.3km (23.1 miles)
Patterson Township Pit, Greene County, Illinois, USA39° 26' 6" N90° 30' 25" W37.9km (23.6 miles)
Chicago and Alton Railroad Quarry, Pike County, Illinois, USA39° 27' 44" N90° 37' 30" W38.9km (24.2 miles)
Orton Quarry, Greene County, Illinois, USA39° 25' 47" N90° 33' 7" W39.6km (24.6 miles)
Mt. Sterling Clay Pit & Mill (Mt. Sterling Tile Company), Brown County, Illinois, USA39° 58' 57" N90° 46' 2" W39.6km (24.6 miles)
Lacy & Bauer Quarry & Mill, Pike County, Illinois, USA39° 27' 44" N90° 40' 19" W41.1km (25.5 miles)
Pea Ridge Rock Number 1, Brown County, Illinois, USA40° 1' 0" N90° 45' 50" W41.8km (26.0 miles)
Schuyler Highway Department pit, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA40° 7' 15" N90° 33' 42" W41.9km (26.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Illinois Basin, North America PlateBasin
Mazatzal Domain, North America PlateDomain
Mazatzal Terrane, North America PlateVolcanic Arc
USACountry
Illinois, USAState
Morgan County, Illinois, USACounty
 
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