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Altamont Illinois Map

Explore Altamont, 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 Altamont, Illinois

How to Use This Altamont, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.056664
Longitude	-88.74762
Population	2,216
Density	574.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62035, 62411
Area Code	309, 217
County Seat	Effingham
School District	Altamont Community Unit School District 10

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About Altamont, Illinois

Altamont is a locality in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,216. The population density is 574.6 people per km². Altamont is located at 39.0567°N, 88.7476°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Altamont is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62035, 62411.

Altamont emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like a steady pulse of brick and utility. It lies 11.7 miles west-southwest of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 250°T), and is situated 19.8 miles east-northeast of Vandalia. Coon Creek traces a winding, muddy path near the outskirts, its banks lined with dense thickets that soften the sharp edges of the surrounding agricultural grid. To the north, the landscape stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Corley Ridge, while the stillness of the Old Altamont Reservoir provides a quiet mirror for the vast, open sky. At the Ballard Nature Center, the tallgrass prairie sways in rhythmic waves, a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated earth that once defined this entire inland stretch of the country.

Altamont carries the weight of a settlement forged by the intersection of rail and field, where the economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of corn and soybeans. The town functions with a deliberate, pragmatic pace, its streets lined with sturdy structures that speak to a history of industrious planning rather than fleeting trends. Beyond the local shops, the proximity to Hidden Springs State Forest offers a deep, shaded contrast to the sun-bleached intensity of the farmland. Life here is measured by the changing light across the fields and the reliable arrival of harvest, a rhythm that remains consistent as the seasons turn over the flat, productive soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 090° E
Rock Cave State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 318° NW
Community Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 251° W
Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 121° SE
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 074° E
Evergreen Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 063° NE
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 068° E
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 11.9 mi, 068° E
Hidden Springs State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.6 mi, 006° N
Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 089° E
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 251° W
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 251° W
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 254° W
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.1 mi, 185° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 069° E
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 184° S
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 146° SE
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 24.3 mi, 356° N
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.4 mi, 002° N
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 322° NW
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 322° NW
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 30.9 mi, 233° SW
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 026° NE
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 32.3 mi, 109° E
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.4 mi, 034° NE
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 035° NE
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 37.2 mi, 253° W
The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 37.3 mi, 253° W
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 38.7 mi, 053° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 72.4 mi, 134° SE · 20k acres

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