Western Union Microwave Station
Carlinville, IL

Information and images courtesy of Tim Fox.

Latitude: 39.22625 N (approx.)

Longitude: 89.76629 W (approx.)

Aerial image from TerraServer-USA.

Carlinville was a junction office on Western Union's transcontinental microwave route (see route map).

The station had microwave links going northeast to Taylorville, IL; west-northwest to Greenfield, IL; southeast to Robbs Hill, IL; southwest to Godfrey, IL; and south-southwest to Dorsey, IL.

Images
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(photographed on October 21, 2007 by Tim Fox)
looking south from about 0.5 mi. away	looking south from about 0.5 mi. away (zoomed)	view from the west, about 300 ft. away	view from the west, across road, about 500 ft. away
view from the west, about 300 ft. away	view from the west, about 300 ft. away (zoomed)	view from the gate	view from the west
view from the southwest	view from the southwest at guy wire anchor	view from the southwest at guy wire anchor (zoomed)	view from the southeast
near front gate