Why visit Hartford
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87°F; January lows average 22°F.
Weather in Hartford
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Hartford
Hartford is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River near the mouth of the Missouri River. The population was 1,185 at the 2020 census, down from 1,429 in 2010. Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1803-04 there, near what has been designated the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site.
From the Wikipedia article Hartford, Illinois (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point
Scenic view · 1.5 mi
IL/MO Confluence
Museums and landmarks8
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site
Museum · 0.9 mi
Historic site in Illinois
Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower
Monument and historic site · 0.5 mi
435 Confluence Tower Drive, Hartford
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries22
Map of Hartford
38 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 2.5 in |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.5 in |
| Mar | 54°F | 35°F | 3.5 in |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 4.9 in |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.5 in |
| Jun | 84°F | 66°F | 3.4 in |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.0 in |
| Aug | 86°F | 67°F | 3.3 in |
| Sep | 80°F | 60°F | 3.4 in |
| Oct | 68°F | 48°F | 2.9 in |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4 in |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 2.6 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Alton - Melvin Price L&D (5 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Madison County has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for tornados.
- 2021-12-13: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Tornado)
- 2020-03-26: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-09-19: Severe Storms And Flooding (Flood)
- 2008-06-24: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2007-02-09: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Saint Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Wood River 4 mi north, about 6 min by car
- East Alton 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Edwardsville 6 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Granite City 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Spanish Lake 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Alton 7 mi northwest, about 11 min by car
- Glen Carbon 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Bellefontaine Neighbors 8 mi southwest, about 14 min by car
- Collinsville 10 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Old Jamestown 10 mi west, about 17 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Confluence Tower, Eric Gunderson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Running Waters, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Camp Dubois reconstruction 034, Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS045-E-151057 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-290386 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS045-E-151056 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Chemetco Metallo-Chimique Kaldo converters before disassembly, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain
- Chemetco Metallo-Chimique Kaldo converters after disassembly, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain
- The Confluence - panoramio, hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mississippi Missouri confluence point, Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Confluence, Gary Chapman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Pavilion before the pavilion, Gary Chapman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Missouri, Gary Chapman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Conflence + A barge, Gary Chapman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Rock Dock, Gary Chapman, CC BY-SA 4.0
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