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Alma Illinois Map

Explore Alma, 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 Alma, Illinois

How to Use This Alma, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alma, 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 Alma.

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	Alma
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Marion County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.721715
Longitude	-88.909224
Population	318
Density	108.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62807
Area Code	618
County Seat	Salem
School District	South Central Community Unit School District 401

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About Alma, Illinois

Alma is a locality in Marion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 318. The population density is 108.5 people per km². Alma is located at 38.7217°N, 88.9092°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62807.

Alma presents a landscape defined by the quiet, muscular geometry of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an expansive sky. It lies 18.2 miles northeast of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 42°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-northeast of Salem. The terrain holds the stillness of the deep interior, marked by the modest, purposeful flow of Warren Branch just a mile away and the calm, contained waters of the Rochester-Goodell Reservoir sitting two miles to the north. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of the Pelican Pouch range anchors the far western view, though the immediate earth remains a expanse of productive soil and open air. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust of the fields at dusk and casting long, sharp shadows across the flat expanse, turning the color of the dry stalks into a muted, burnished gold.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Alma, as the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest shapes the local economy and the daily habits of those who work the land. The nearby Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve preserves a remnant of the original ecosystem, offering a stark, wild contrast to the orderly rows of crops that define the surrounding acreage. History in Alma is measured not in monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the brick storefronts and the steady, unpretentious industry of people who value the weight of a day's labor. There is a distinct, grounded grace in the way the local life moves—a deliberate, steady pace that reflects the vast, quiet endurance of the flatland that surrounds it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 059° NE
Prairie Ridge-Marion State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 086° E
Bryan Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 200° S
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 085° E
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 087° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.2 mi, 226° SW
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 295° NW
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 284° W
Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 225° SW
T-33 Shooting Star (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 225° SW
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 329° NW
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 329° NW
Party Cove (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 269° W
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 327° NW
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 21.2 mi, 264° W
Third Principal Meridian (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 217° SW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 081° E
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 182° S
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 181° S
Granada (Theatre) — 27.9 mi, 179° S
Unique Stones (Public Artwork) — 28.5 mi, 182° S
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 293° NW
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 294° NW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 32.8 mi, 037° NE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 34.0 mi, 036° NE
Waterfow Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 37.8 mi, 183° S
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 52.0 mi, 211° SW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.9 mi, 190° S · 91k acres
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.4 mi, 277° W · 32k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 67.9 mi, 207° SW · 274k acres

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