The Word

The Word: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit The Word

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.

How to reach The Word — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.73740, -88.91230. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Word

• Goddard Chapel · church · Williamson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sahara Woods State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saline · ~27 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ferne Clyffe State Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~32 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~34 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bay Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Word

Other churches near The Word

• Goddard Chapel · church · Williamson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Hamilton · ~64 km · Must-see
• McKendree Chapel · church · Alexander · ~92 km · Must-see
• Christ Temple · church · McCracken · ~96 km · Must-see
• Goddard Chapel · church · Livingston · ~2 km
• Protection of the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church · church · Franklin · ~30 km
• Epiphany Lutheran Church · church · Jackson · ~36 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Jackson · ~47 km
• Dutch Ridge Baptist Church · church · Jackson · ~48 km
• Barnett Chapel · church · Crittenden · ~83 km

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