Collinsville

Climate

The Mississippi River makes this area humid, though temperatures are generally moderate. Storms can occur at any time of the year. July and August are hottest and most humid, and January and February are cold, with occasional snow. Average temperatures range from 21°F in the winter to 90°F in the summer -6°C to 32°C, but summer highs of 100°F and winter lows of 0°F are not uncommon 38°C and -18°C.

Understand

Collinsville is a small city and is a suburb of St. Louis in the Metro East. It is roughly in the middle of a string of towns extending from Edwardsville to Belleville. The city consists mainly of the original town on the river bluff and an expansion built up around I-70 at the base of the river bluffs. This part has all/most of the major restaurant chains, hotels, and several "big box" stores. You will also find the Gateway Conference Center (http://www.gatewaycenter.com/) in this area.

Up on the bluff you will find the older part of the city. It is largely a white, blue-collar midwestern town. It has more of a small-town feel than a suburban feel. The original downtown is called "uptown" (http://uptown.collinsvill...) to differentiate it from the newer commercial area by I-70. Although it was run-down for the past few decades, "uptown" is currently seeing a revitalization.

Collinsville is located at longitude 90W, making it one quarter of the way around the world from Greenwich.