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Carbon Hill Illinois Map

Explore Carbon Hill, 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 Carbon Hill, Illinois

How to Use This Carbon Hill, Illinois Map

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

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	Carbon Hill
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Grundy County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.296976
Longitude	-88.300063
Population	372
Density	806.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60416
Area Code	708
County Seat	Morris
School District	Coal City Community Unit School District 1

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About Carbon Hill, Illinois

Carbon Hill is a locality in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 372. The population density is 806.9 people per km². Carbon Hill is located at 41.2970°N, 88.3001°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carbon Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60416.

Carbon Hill rises from the flat, industrious plains of northern Illinois, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Claypool Ditch as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 7.5 miles east-southeast of Morris, IL (from Morris, IL: bearing 123°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-southwest of Channahon. The landscape here is characterized by the quiet persistence of the midwestern horizon, where the sky seems to hold more weight than the ground, pressing down upon the fields and the remnants of a vanished industrial age. Two miles to the north, the elevated silhouette of the Sand Ridge (historic) breaks the monotony of the flatlands, a geological marker that has watched over the region for generations. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light catches the tall grasses of the local landscape, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the open fields toward the distant, shimmering surface of the Dresden Cooling Lake.

Carbon Hill carries the heavy, singular history of coal extraction, a legacy that once powered the local economy and gave the place its name. While the deep shafts have long since been silenced, the character of Carbon Hill remains tied to the grit and resilience of those who labored in the dark, a spirit that persists in the quiet, unassuming streets where the modern pace is measured by the wind. Residents find space for reflection at Unknown Park, a patch of land that offers a reprieve from the grid, while the Tallgrass Nature Trail four miles away invites a slower communion with the native flora that once dominated this expanse before the arrival of the rail and the mine. The proximity to the expansive Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie provides a living connection to the original ecology of the plains, ensuring that even as the seasons turn and the crops rise and fall, the deep, ancient roots of the prairie exert a subtle, grounding influence on the rhythm of daily life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 359° N
Coal City Bell (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 143° SE
Park in Grundy County (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 302° NW
Diamond Soccer Field (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 098° E
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 359° N
Braidwood Area Historical Society (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 117° SE
Elvis (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 115° SE
Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 036° NE
Kankakee Sands Preserve 4 (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 108° E
Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.6 mi, 088° E
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 6.7 mi, 034° NE · 18k acres
Kankakee Sands Preserve 3 (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 104° E
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 348° N
William G. Stratton State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 304° NW
Gardner Jail (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 182° S
Route 66 Diners (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 182° S
Karen R. Olson Memorial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 302° NW
Gemini Giant (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 085° E
Grundy County Historical Society (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 302° NW
Morris Guild Theater Playhouse (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 302° NW
Old Train Caboose (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 306° NW
Gebhard Woods State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 301° NW
Wilmington Historical Society Building (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 084° E
Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899 (Public Artwork) — 19.3 mi, 033° NE
Joliet Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 035° NE
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 035° NE
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.8 mi, 015° N
Richard A. Rock Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 012° N
Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 032° NE
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 46.7 mi, 072° E · 11k acres

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