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About Watson, IL

Watson is a farming town of 620 people in southeastern Illinois, located 15 miles north of Effingham on State Route 32. Visitors typically exit I-70 at Effingham and drive north through agricultural countryside. The town's working 1920s grain elevator complex remains a prominent landmark visible across the flat prairie landscape.

Where is Watson, IL on the map?

Watson, IL is in United States, at 39.026, -88.569 - about 29 km west of Dieterich, IL.

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The closest airport to Watson, IL is St. Louis Lambert International Airport, 188 km (about 2 h 15 min by car).

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