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Barr Illinois Map

Explore Barr, 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 Barr, Illinois

How to Use This Barr, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.404769
Longitude	-90.104278
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62674, 62514
Area Code	217
County Seat	Springfield

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About Barr, Illinois

Barr is a locality in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Barr is located at 39.4048°N, 90.1043°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62674, 62514.

Barr emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a collection of structures held together by the quiet gravity of the Illinois plains. It lies 11.4 miles north-northwest of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 6.8 miles northwest of Sherman. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, rhythmic cycle of agriculture, where the earth stretches out in vast, fertile planes that change color with the turning of the seasons. Only a mile away, the waters of Town Branch carve a subtle path through the terrain, providing a modest riparian corridor that softens the rigid geometry of the surrounding fields. Further out, the gentle presence of Country Lake offers a still, reflective surface just two miles from the center of Barr, while the distant, faint silhouette of Red Oak Ridge defines the far edge of the sky. The Sangamon Valley Greenway occupies the immediate landscape, acting as a preserved corridor that maintains the native character of the soil and sky.

Economic life in Barr remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the heavy, dark earth dictates the pace of the calendar and the industry of its people. The history of the settlement is written in the utilitarian architecture of its grain elevators and the sturdy, unadorned brickwork of its older buildings, which stand as quiet evidence of a life built on harvest and trade. Residents move with a deliberate, measured cadence that respects the demands of the weather and the needs of the land. Throughout the day, the quality of light—often a pale, golden hue—filters across the open fields, turning the mundane sights of tractors and fence lines into something starkly beautiful. There is a particular clarity to the air here, a dry, open quality that makes the changing clouds feel like the most significant events of the afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hettick City Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 135° SE
Woodbine Country Club (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 267° W
City of Greenfield Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 228° SW
Hagaman Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 172° S
Lion's Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 241° SW
Terry Park Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 068° E
Goode's Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 071° E
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 124° SE
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 155° SE
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 14.9 mi, 123° SE
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 291° W
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 086° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.5 mi, 260° W · 665 acres
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 341° N
Woodlawn Farm Underground RR (Historic Ruins) — 22.9 mi, 355° N
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 23.6 mi, 343° N
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 23.8 mi, 344° N
Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 101° E
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 018° N
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 162° S
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 284° W
Weigh Station Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 27.5 mi, 116° SE
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 255° W
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 252° W
Roberts Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 111° E
Mother Jones Monument (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 138° SE
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 31.4 mi, 040° NE
Portrait (Public Artwork) — 31.6 mi, 189° S
Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 35.3 mi, 223° SW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.2 mi, 184° S · 32k acres

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