Sangamon River
The Sangamon River is a principal tributary of the Illinois River, approximately 246 miles long, in central Illinois in the United States. It drains a mostly rural agricultural area and runs through Decatur and past Springfield.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “reka Sangamon”, “Riviere De Saguimont”, “Riviere Des Matsigames”, “Sagamond River”, “Sain-quee-mon”, “Sangamo River”, “Sanguemon River”, “Sanquemin River”, and “Сангамон (река)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Beardstown Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beardstown and Frederick.
Beardstown
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Frederick
Village
Frederick is an unincorporated community in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. Frederick is situated 3½ miles north of Sangamon River.
Bluff Springs
Village
Bluff Springs is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois, United States. Bluff Springs is situated 5 miles southeast of Sangamon River.
Sangamon River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cass, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.02255° or 40° 1′ 21″ north
Longitude
-90.4329° or 90° 25′ 58″ west
Elevation
440 feet (134 metres)
Open location code
86GF2HF8+2R
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Sangamon River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر سانغامون”
- Asturian: “Ríu Sangamon”
- Catalan: “Sangamon”
- Cebuano: “Sangamon River”
- Chinese: “桑加蒙河”
- Croatian: “Sangamon”
- Dutch: “Sangamon River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سانجامون”
- French: “Sangamon”
- German: “Sangamon River”
- Hebrew: “סנגמון”
- Hungarian: “Sangamon River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Sangamon”
- Japanese: “サンガモン川”
- Malayalam: “സാംഗമൺ നദി”
- Mingrelian: “სანგამონი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sangamon”
- Norwegian: “Sangamon”
- Russian: “Сангамон”
- Slovenian: “Sangamon”
- Venetian: “Sangamon”
- Welsh: “Afon Sangamon”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Oak Grove and Pleasant View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Schmoldt Park and Beardstown River Museum.
Illinois: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Chicago and Springfield.
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