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Cambria Illinois Map

Explore Cambria, 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 Cambria, Illinois

How to Use This Cambria, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.781439
Longitude	-89.119245
Population	1,505
Density	410.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62915, 62918
Area Code	618
County Seat	Marion
School District	Carterville Community Unit School District 5

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About Cambria, Illinois

Cambria is a locality in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,505. The population density is 410.7 people per km². Cambria is located at 37.7814°N, 89.1192°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cambria is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62915, 62918.

Cambria rises from the flat, dark-soiled expanses of Southern Illinois, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that feels heavy with the promise of changing seasons. It lies 5.2 miles west-southwest of Herrin, IL (from Herrin, IL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 6.5 miles northeast of Carbondale. Fields of corn and soybeans frame the outskirts, their seasonal cycles dictating the rhythm of life as they yield to the quiet shade of hardwood groves. A mile to the east, the flow of Little Hurricane Creek carves a low, meandering path through the earth, while two miles away, the surface of Crab Orchard Lake catches the low-hanging sun, turning a pale, metallic gray in the late afternoon. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouette of Dutch Ridge creates a jagged boundary against the southern sky, providing a rugged counterpoint to the gentle, cultivated plains that define the local topography.

Cambria bears the quiet marks of an industrial heritage, built upon the coal seams that once drew labor and ambition to the region. The economy has shifted from those extractive roots, moving toward a blend of local enterprise and the steady, unhurried pace of a place where people still know their neighbors by name. At the center of daily life, Cambria City Park provides a necessary patch of green, a focal point where the stillness of the landscape is punctuated by the sound of children playing or the rustle of leaves in the humid, inland air. The architecture of the region reflects this transition, marked by sturdy, practical buildings that have endured through shifting economic tides. Everything here—from the quality of the light filtering through the trees to the deliberate way the town maintains its modest, self-contained character—suggests a place that prefers the comfort of its own history over the restless pursuit of change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cambria City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 167° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 181° S · 91k acres
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 119° SE
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 122° SE
Carterville Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 122° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 338° N
Pyles Fork Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 238° SW
Herrin Service Member Memorial (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 071° E
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 228° SW
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 234° SW
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 130° SE
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 292° W
Crab Orchard Wildlife Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 151° SE
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 231° SW
Blue Dragon (Public Artwork) — 7.2 mi, 205° SW
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 229° SW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.0 mi, 184° S · 4,387 acres
Giant City State Park (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 200° S
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 264° W
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 175° S · 274k acres
Panther Den Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.7 mi, 175° S · 988 acres
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 13.2 mi, 254° W · 7,712 acres
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 270° W
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 233° SW
Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 175° S
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 16.6 mi, 245° SW
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 218° SW
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 203° SW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 21.9 mi, 231° SW · 1,959 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 262° W · 16k acres

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