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Albers Illinois Map

Explore Albers, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Albers, Illinois

How to Use This Albers, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Albers, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Albers.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Albers
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.543382
Longitude	-89.612313
Population	1,121
Density	511.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62215
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlyle
School District	Central Community High School District 71

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About Albers, Illinois

Albers is a locality in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,121. The population density is 511.6 people per km². Albers is located at 38.5434°N, 89.6123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Albers is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62215.

Albers emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie, defined by the quiet passage of the Grassy Branch as it carves a slow, meandering path toward the horizon. It lies 13.9 miles south-southeast of Highland, IL (from Highland, IL: bearing 167°T), and is situated 6.5 miles southwest of Breese. The landscape surrounding Albers stretches out in a vast, uninterrupted tapestry of corn and soybean fields, where the quality of light at dusk turns the earth into a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the profound stillness of the plains. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Pelican Pouch serves as a distant anchor for the eye, while the localized basin of the Santa Fe Bottoms suggests a subtle dip in the otherwise level topography. Beyond the immediate reach of the Grassy Branch, the terrain remains open and exposed to the elements, where the wind carries the dry, honest scent of turned soil across the midwestern grid.

Agricultural roots run deep in the history of Albers, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily commerce and the labor of the local fields. Residents often seek respite at Lake Park, a quiet expanse of greenery, or find solace near the calm waters of Cooper Lake, which lies a short distance away as a mirror for the wide, cloud-swept sky. The economy here maintains a steady, industrious pulse, anchored by the families who have long worked the surrounding acreage and those who commute to sustain the regional infrastructure. Life in Albers moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, reflected in the way the morning mist clings to the low-lying flora and the manner in which the community gathers under the expansive, unobstructed canopy of the prairie night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Baden Community Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 262° W
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 003° N
St Francis of Assisi (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 000° N
Virgin Mary Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 004° N
Aviston Community Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 007° N
Vietnam War Memorial Bench (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 008° N
Kaskaskia River - Carlyle (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 156° SE
Sipple Slough Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 180° S
Big Open Woodland (Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 193° S
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.7 mi, 068° E
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 218° SW
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 065° NE
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 282° W
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 282° W
7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 312° NW
Browns Mound (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 mi, 305° NW
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 263° W
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 264° W
Party Cove (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 056° NE
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 287° W
Mound 55 (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 288° W
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.8 mi, 311° NW
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 025° NE
Mustang Corral (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 305° NW
Town & Country Motel sign (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 305° NW
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 292° W
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 024° NE
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 024° NE
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.3 mi, 305° NW · 32k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.7 mi, 178° S · 274k acres

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