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Bunker Hill is located in southern Macoupin County in the eastern part of Bunker Hill Township. Carlinville , the Macoupin county seat , is 19 miles (31 km) to the north, Alton on the Mississippi River is 20 miles (32 km) to the southwest, and downtown St. Louis is 37 miles (60 km) to the south-southwest.
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Bunker Hill Township (T7N R8W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 3,227 and it contains 10,387 housing units [ 2 ] Geography
Bunker Hill had an elevation of 110 feet (34 m) and lay at the northern end of the peninsula. Breed's Hill had a height of 62 feet (19 m) and was more southerly and nearer to Boston. [17] The American soldiers were at an advantage due to the height of Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill, but it also essentially trapped them at the top.
Bunker Hill, a film by Kevin Willmott; Bunker Hill (musician), American R&B and gospel singer; Bunker Hill, a 2003 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers; Bunker Hill Historic District "Bunker Hill" , an episode of Supergirl; The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775, painting
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Carlinville have ranged from a low of 17 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −23 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in July 1954.
Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.
Both routings are now local roads, as Interstate 55 now passes 1 mile (1.6 km) west of town, with access from Exit 44 (IL 138). Old Route 66 leads 8 miles (13 km) northeast to Litchfield and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Staunton , and I-55 leads north 50 miles (80 km) to Springfield and southwest 45 miles (72 km) to St. Louis .