Village of Pontoon Beach
Village of Pontoon Beach is a locality in Madison, Illinois. Village of Pontoon Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Moellenbrocks, as well as near Four Corners.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horseshoe Lake State Park and Monks Mound.
Horseshoe Lake State Park
Nature reserve
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Horseshoe Lake State Park is an Illinois state park in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It is approximately 2,960 acres and surrounds a large horseshoe-shaped lake called Horseshoe Lake.
Monks Mound
Archaeological site
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Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates from 900 to 955 CE. Monks Mound is situated 2½ miles southeast of Village of Pontoon Beach.
Mound 34
Archaeological site
Mound 34 is a small platform mound located roughly 400 metres to the east of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Excavations near Mound 34 from 2002 to 2010 revealed the remains of a copper workshop, although the one of a kind discovery had been previously found in the late 1950s by archaeologist Gregory Perino, but lost for 60 years. Mound 34 is situated 2½ miles southeast of Village of Pontoon Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmont City and Granite City.
Fairmont City
Fairmont City is a village in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,265 at the 2020 census, down from 2,635 in 2010.Granite City
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Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 27,549 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and Southern Illinois regions, behind Belleville and O'Fallon.
Pontoon Beach
Village
Pontoon Beach is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,876 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Louis metropolitan area. Pontoon Beach is situated 3 miles north of Village of Pontoon Beach.
Village of Pontoon Beach
- Type: Locality with 5,840 residents
- Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.6903° or 38° 41′ 25″ northLongitude
-90.0824° or 90° 4′ 57″ westPopulation
5,840Elevation
407 feet (124 metres)Open location code
86CFMWR9+42GeoNames ID
7166681
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Localities in the Area
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