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Bartelso Illinois Map

Explore Bartelso, 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 Bartelso, Illinois

How to Use This Bartelso, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.536438
Longitude	-89.466474
Population	635
Density	568.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62218
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlyle
School District	Central Community High School District 71

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About Bartelso, Illinois

Bartelso is a locality in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 635. The population density is 568.9 people per km². Bartelso is located at 38.5364°N, 89.4665°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bartelso is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62218.

Bartelso emerges from the flat expanse of the Illinois prairie like an island of brick and timber held fast against the vast, shifting sky. It lies 17.9 miles southeast of Highland, IL (from Highland, IL: bearing 142°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-southeast of Breese. Beaver Creek winds through the nearby terrain, its path carving a subtle depression into the earth that feeds into the low-lying reaches of the Santa Fe Bottoms. Beyond the immediate fields, the horizon stretches in a long, unbroken line, interrupted only by the distant, soft rise of Heimanns Hill. When the sun begins to retreat, the light catches the dust motes in the air, casting a heavy, golden warmth over the soil that seems to hold the day’s heat long after the shadows have lengthened.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Bartelso, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the quiet, determined pace of the season. The local economy remains anchored to this dark, fertile earth, a legacy of the settlers who first cleared the woodland and turned the sod to establish the foundations of the settlement. Residents maintain a steady connection to the surrounding landscape, often venturing toward the Kaskaskia River - Carlyle for a moment of stillness or observing the quiet waters of Turkey Lake. Life here is measured in the steady turning of the seasons and the enduring resilience of a place that understands its place in the quiet, expansive interior of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kaskaskia River - Carlyle (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 163° S
Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 283° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 020° N
Cholera Cross (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 315° NW
Carlyle Parks & Recreation (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 046° NE
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 044° NE
Paul and Dorothy Legermann Memorial (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 305° NW
In Memory of Paul W. Nettemeier, May 12, 1989 (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 304° NW
Dachshund Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 305° NW
Sipple Slough Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 236° SW
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 043° NE
Party Cove (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 039° NE
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 162° S
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.6 mi, 237° SW
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 279° W
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 279° W
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 007° N
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 007° N
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 007° N
Browns Mound (Historic Ruins) — 26.4 mi, 296° NW
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 266° W
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 267° W
Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 30.3 mi, 205° SW
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 205° SW
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 174° S
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 32.4 mi, 303° NW
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 115° SE
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.2 mi, 299° NW · 32k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.5 mi, 185° S · 274k acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.2 mi, 213° SW · 16k acres

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