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Ashmore Illinois Map

Explore Ashmore, 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 Ashmore, Illinois

How to Use This Ashmore, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.533091
Longitude	-88.022258
Population	637
Density	305.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61912
Area Code	309
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Charleston Community Unit School District 1

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About Ashmore, Illinois

Ashmore is a locality in Coles County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 637. The population density is 305.5 people per km². Ashmore is located at 39.5331°N, 88.0223°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashmore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61912.

Ashmore emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, defined by the quiet persistence of Polecat Creek as it winds through the surrounding fields. It lies 8.6 miles east-northeast of Charleston, IL (from Charleston, IL: bearing 73°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east of Mattoon. The landscape here is one of vast, open sky and earth, where the light at dusk flattens the corn and soybean rows into a singular, deep shade of ochre before the shadows lengthen. Eight miles away, the elevation shifts toward the gentle rise of Fox Ridge, providing a subtle break in the otherwise level topography that defines this section of the state. The air carries the scent of turned soil and dry stalks, a pervasive reminder of the land’s primary rhythm, while the nearby Embarras River - Camargo offers a quiet sanctuary of riparian growth and natural stillness just a short journey from the center of the village.

Ashmore maintains a character forged by the steady demands of regional agriculture and the slow, deliberate pace of life in the Midwest. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the heartbeat of the local commerce. Residents look toward the nearby landmarks like Lake Charleston for recreation or find respite in the rugged geological features of The Rocks Park, both of which anchor the social geography of the area. Throughout the changing seasons, the people of Ashmore sustain a quiet continuity, honoring a heritage of hard work and self-reliance that persists long after the original settlers first broke ground on this fertile, inland expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 320° NW
Baber Woods Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 112° E
Lakeview Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 238° SW
Woodyard Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 232° SW
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 359° N
Warbler Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 224° SW
Baker Park (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 257° W
Neco Park (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 256° W
Hurricane Creek State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 199° S
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 217° SW
Mill Creek Lake and Park (Local Park) — 11.6 mi, 114° SE
Worlds Largest Rocking Chair (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 174° S
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 175° S
DoD War Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 173° S
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 259° W
Hippie Memorial (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 305° NW
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 259° W
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 120° SE
Lincoln Trail State Park (State Recreation Area) — 20.3 mi, 131° SE
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.2 mi, 129° SE
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 322° NW
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 259° W
Log Cabin Chapel (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 093° E
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 099° E
Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 098° E
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 101° E
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 003° N
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 39.7 mi, 224° SW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 40.8 mi, 223° SW
Merom Bluff (Viewpoint) — 40.8 mi, 144° SE

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