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About Mount Vernon, IL

Mount Vernon sits where Interstates 57 and 64 cross in south-central Illinois, about 85 miles from St. Louis. The city serves as Jefferson County's seat and a regional hub. I-57 connects to Chicago and Memphis, while I-64 runs between Louisville and St. Louis. The area features rolling farmland under a continental climate. Cedarhurst Center for the Arts showcases sculptures across 90 acres of prairie and woodland trails.

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Mount Vernon, IL is in United States, at 38.314, -88.917 - about 13 km east of Woodlawn, IL.

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The closest airport to Mount Vernon, IL is Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, 76 km (about 56 min by car).

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