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Boles Illinois Map

Explore Boles, 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 Boles, Illinois

How to Use This Boles, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.428653
Longitude	-88.969327
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62995, 62909, 62818
Area Code	618
County Seat	Vienna

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About Boles, Illinois

Boles is a locality in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Boles is located at 37.4287°N, 88.9693°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62995, 62909, 62818.

Boles emerges from the flat, stubborn earth of the southern Illinois plains where the horizon stretches into a thin, unblinking line of color. It lies 21.0 miles south of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 185°T), and is situated 15.4 miles east of Anna. The landscape around Boles is defined by the quiet persistence of the Cache River, which winds its way through the low-lying terrain only a mile from the center of the settlement. To the northeast, the dark, wooded silhouettes of the Shawnee National Forest provide a distant backdrop, while the closer, humbler rise of Hairy Hill breaks the monotony of the fields. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and heavy, humid summers, particularly near the protected wetlands of the Deer Pond State Natural Area, where the water stands still and the light catches the reeds in a pale, silvery shimmer at dusk.

Agriculture remains the central pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvest cycles of corn and soybeans that fan out toward the horizon. History in these parts is measured not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the land and the quiet resilience of those who tend it. While the regional commerce often gravitates toward the larger, more bustling hubs, Boles retains a singular character shaped by its proximity to the rural wilderness and the slow, deliberate pace of the countryside. Residents often look toward the expansive waters of Lake of Egypt for recreation, finding a necessary contrast to the steady, labor-intensive work of the fields that anchor the identity of Boles.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deer Pond State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 092° E
Cache River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 206° SW
John Bridges Tavern Location (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 279° W
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 4.1 mi, 033° NE · 7,712 acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 4.2 mi, 028° NE · 274k acres
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 099° E
Trail of Tears Memorial (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 100° E
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 148° SE
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.0 mi, 235° SW · 33k acres
Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 043° NE
Cache River Wetlands Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 154° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.8 mi, 207° SW · 665 acres
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 348° N
Draper's Bluff (Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 328° NW
Schwegman Ecological Area (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 042° NE
Water Fall (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 358° N
Grassy Slough Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.2 mi, 170° S
Hickory Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 8.5 mi, 222° SW
Panther Den Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.9 mi, 337° NW · 988 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 mi, 338° N · 4,387 acres
50 Years (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 062° NE
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 062° NE
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 295° NW
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 351° N
Druid Mask (Public Artwork) — 21.1 mi, 328° NW
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 146° SE
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 346° N
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 23.9 mi, 325° NW
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 330° NW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 26.3 mi, 287° W · 1,959 acres

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