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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	Macoupin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

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

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About Barr, Illinois

Barr is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. Barr is located at 39.4048°N, 90.1043°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62674, 62514.

Barr sits quietly upon the flat, expansive reach of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening in a slow, muted fire. It lies 23.7 miles south-southeast of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 164°T), and is situated 14.7 miles northwest of Carlinville. The Steidley Branch cuts a thin, winding furrow through the dark earth nearby, its banks fringed with hardy grasses that lean into the wind. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape flattens into a persistent, fertile geometry of corn and soybeans, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of oaks or the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge rising against the far sky. The air here holds a singular clarity, carrying the scent of turned soil and the dry, rustling sound of stalks shifting in the breeze, a testament to the patient, unadorned beauty of the central plains.

Barr emerged as a product of the iron rail and the plow, its identity forged by the labor of families who measured their existence in planting cycles and harvest yields. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of this agricultural gravity, where the success of the season dictates the pulse of the main thoroughfare. Residents often look toward Happy Hollow for a quiet respite in the landscape, or travel the short distance to Bunn Lake to watch the light reflect off the water as the afternoon wanes. While the pace of life remains deliberate, the collective memory of the people is tied to the legacy of the land, a history preserved in the sturdy, brick foundations of buildings that have weathered decades of Midwestern winters. When the day winds down, the communal stillness is punctuated by the simple, steady work of a place that values continuity above all else.

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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