ancient ruins
Cahokia Mounds
The largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico, featuring massive earthen mounds including 30-meter-tall Monks Mound, center of a Mississippian civilization metropolis.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Illinois, United States · North America
Benld sits on the route: 10 minutes from Gillespie, 54km from Cahokia Mounds.
Benld is a town located in Illinois, United States. With a population of 1,488, it is an important destination in North America.
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Benld (pronounced bə-NELD) is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2020 census, down from 1,556 in 2010. It is located in the Metro-East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Benld was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state ofRead more
Illinois by Reader's Digest.
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Benld is located in Illinois, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.0928 latitude, -89.8040 longitude.
Benld has a population of approximately 1,488 people, making it a town in United States.
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The largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico, featuring massive earthen mounds including 30-meter-tall Monks Mound, center of a Mississippian civilization metropolis.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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