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About Harrisburg, IL

Harrisburg anchors southern Illinois coal country about 100 miles from St. Louis via Interstate 64. The city sits at the junction of US Routes 45 and 13, with I-64 providing the main corridor for out-of-town visitors. Most travelers take Exit 54 off I-64 to reach downtown via Route 145. The surrounding area features rolling hills and former mining communities, with the Shawnee National Forest nearby. Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport, just east of town, remains one of Illinois' few municipal airports still offering scheduled passenger flights.

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Harrisburg, IL is in United States, at 37.737, -88.546 - about 6 km south-west of Muddy, IL.

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The closest airport to Harrisburg, IL is Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, 45 km (about 37 min by car).

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