Where is Carbondale?
Carbondale is the largest city in southern Illinois. Carbondale is located 100 miles SE of St. Louis, 6 hours from Chicago, 1 hour from Paducah, Kentucky, 3 hours from Nashville TN and 8.5 hours north of New Orleans. It is nestled in the Shawnee National Forrest and is surrounded by beautiful lakes, streams, golf courses, and parks. It is hot and humid during the summer and mild during the winter. There are typically just a few days a year when it snows (and most of the time it is gone within 24 hours). April/May and September/October are particularly stunning months where the temperature remains in the 70s/80s, but without the humidity. Carbondale, and southern Illinois, is often referred to as Little Egypt. The southern-most town in the state (on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers) is called Cairo (care-ro). The mascot for SIU is the Saluki…a sleek hunting dog that the Egyptians have used for centuries. For a map of Carbondale, click here.
