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Bush Illinois Map

Explore Bush, 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 Bush, Illinois

How to Use This Bush, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.843384
Longitude	-89.13119
Population	241
Density	204.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62924
Area Code	618
County Seat	Marion
School District	Herrin Community Unit School District 4

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About Bush, Illinois

Bush is a locality in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 241. The population density is 204.5 people per km². Bush is located at 37.8434°N, 89.1312°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bush is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62924.

Bush emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois interior, defined by the quiet persistence of its prairie horizons and the steady, dark flow of the Big Muddy River a mile to the west. It lies 6.3 miles west-northwest of Herrin, IL (from Herrin, IL: bearing 296°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northeast of Carbondale. The air here holds the heavy, earthen scent of tilled soil and seasonal change, with the quality of light at dusk casting long, amber shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Dutch Ridge. Two miles away, the stillness of Shirley Slough offers a reflective mirror to the sky, its waters undisturbed by the quickened pace of modern transit. The landscape is one of disciplined geometry, where the grid of the land meets the untamed edges of woodland, creating a space where the atmosphere shifts from the heat of a high-summer noon to the cool, crisp clarity of an autumn evening.

Bush maintains a character forged by the legacy of regional coal extraction, a history that echoes in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the resilient spirit of those who call the place home. Though the industrial rhythm of the past has softened, the local economy remains tethered to the land, moving in sync with the cycles of agriculture that define the surrounding acreage. Residents seeking a moment of respite often traverse the short distance to Cambria City Park, a green sanctuary that serves as a communal anchor for the region. Life in Bush moves with an intentional, deliberate gravity, favoring the quiet reliability of neighborly connection over the frantic speed of the wider world, ensuring that the essence of the locality remains anchored firmly to its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 220° SW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.2 mi, 176° S · 91k acres
Old Train Depot (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 251° W
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 253° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 153° SE
Herrin Service Member Memorial (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 115° SE
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 153° SE
Campbell Pond State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 340° N
Pyles Fork Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 208° SW
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 203° SW
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 210° SW
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 209° SW
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 146° SE
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 210° SW
Crab Orchard Wildlife Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 159° S
Blue Dragon (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 192° S
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 244° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 13.2 mi, 246° SW · 274k acres
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 252° W
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 14.5 mi, 237° SW · 7,712 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.3 mi, 180° S · 4,387 acres
Panther Den Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.1 mi, 174° S · 988 acres
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 221° SW
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 18.3 mi, 232° SW
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 314° NW
Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 174° S
Johnson Creek Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.6 mi, 269° W
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 209° SW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 24.3 mi, 224° SW · 1,959 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.3 mi, 253° W · 16k acres

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