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Bath Illinois Map

Explore Bath, 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 Bath, Illinois

How to Use This Bath, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.193378
Longitude	-90.140952
Population	279
Density	295.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62617
Area Code	217
County Seat	Havana
School District	Havana Community Unit School District 126

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About Bath, Illinois

Bath is a locality in Mason County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 279. The population density is 295.1 people per km². Bath is located at 40.1934°N, 90.1410°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bath is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62617.

Bath occupies a quiet, flat stretch of the Illinois River basin where the horizon expands into a vast, open sky that feels as wide as the plains themselves. It lies 25.8 miles south-southwest of Canton, IL (from Canton, IL: bearing 192°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-southwest of Havana. The land here remains stubbornly level, defined by the persistent moisture of Bath Lake, which sits at the center of the local topography like a mirror reflecting the shifting gray and amber clouds of the Midwest. Beyond the immediate fields, the earth rises ever so slightly toward the distant silhouette of Red Oak Ridge, a dark ribbon of elevation that anchors the western view. The air carries the scent of damp silt and turned earth, a heavy, fertile perfume that clings to the skin during the humid, golden hours of late afternoon when the light turns thick and syrupy over the low-lying grasses.

Economic life in Bath has long been tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the soil, with the Illinois River serving as a historical artery for the movement of grain and goods that sustain the surrounding agricultural expanse. Residents observe the seasons through the transformation of the nearby Matanzas Prairie State Natural Area, where the native flora shifts from the brittle brown of winter to a vibrant, swaying green that defies the encroaching monotony of the grid. While Opossum Hollow remains a distant geological memory to the north, the daily existence here is marked by a deliberate, patient pace, far removed from the clamor of the urban centers to the east. Bath maintains a modest, enduring character, defined by the steady labor of those who know how to read the clouds and the river, turning the quietude of the prairie into a way of life that values the stillness of the harvest above all else.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Matanzas Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 044° NE
Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 326° NW
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 3.8 mi, 113° SE
White Oak Creek Woods (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 031° NE
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.6 mi, 016° N · 5,262 acres
Havana Field Headquarters (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 029° NE
Izaac Walton Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 288° W
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 028° NE
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 028° NE
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 019° N
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 007° N
Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 182° S
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.0 mi, 023° NE · 13k acres
Jake's Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.2 mi, 172° S
Camp Ellis (Private Recreation) — 14.7 mi, 327° NW
Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 232° SW
Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural (Public Artwork) — 19.7 mi, 232° SW
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 129° SE
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 039° NE
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 036° NE
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 133° SE
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 133° SE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 126° SE
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 126° SE
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 27.9 mi, 032° NE
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 162° S
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 188° S
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 32.2 mi, 189° S
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.0 mi, 302° NW
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 33.4 mi, 304° NW

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