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Cave-In-Rock Illinois Map

Explore Cave-In-Rock, 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 Cave-In-Rock, Illinois

How to Use This Cave-In-Rock, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cave-In-Rock, 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 Cave-In-Rock.

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	Cave-In-Rock
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Hardin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.469217
Longitude	-88.165308
Population	228
Density	235.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62919
Area Code	618
County Seat	Elizabethtown
School District	Hardin County Community Unit School District 1

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About Cave-In-Rock, Illinois

Cave-In-Rock is a locality in Hardin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 228. The population density is 235.4 people per km². Cave-In-Rock is located at 37.4692°N, 88.1653°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cave-In-Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62919.

Cave-In-Rock commands a limestone bluff overlooking the expansive, slow-moving currents of the Ohio River. It lies 45.7 miles east-southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 113°T), and is situated 17.2 miles west-southwest of Williams. The landscape here is characterized by a rugged, karst topography where the earth seems to breathe through deep fissures and hidden hollows, notably toward the depression of Big Sink. Beyond the river’s immediate reach, the terrain shifts into a series of wooded ridges, with the distant, muted silhouette of Cottonpatch Ridge defining the horizon. Visitors often traverse the Hickory Ridge Trail, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a sensation that deepens as one wanders toward the quiet, still waters of Walker Lakes. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, pale shafts, illuminating the gray, weathered stone that gives Cave-In-Rock its enduring, elemental presence.

History clings to the limestone walls of Cave-In-Rock State Park, where the eponymous cavern once served as a notorious refuge for river bandits during the frontier era. This legacy of lawlessness has long since faded into a quiet, agrarian economy, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasonal turning of fields and the steady passage of barges on the water. While the Kaskaskia Experimental Forest lies to the north, the local character remains defined by the interplay between the dense, ancient woodland and the river that has carved the region’s identity over centuries. Modern life here unfolds with a deliberate, unhurried pace, favoring the persistence of tradition over the restless momentum of the outside world, as the inhabitants maintain a quiet stewardship over this singular stretch of the Midwestern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cave-In-Rock State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 059° NE
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 032° NE · 274k acres
Barker Bluff Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 1.5 mi, 032° NE
Collier Limestone Glade (Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 071° E
Dam 50 Recreational Area (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 095° E
Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 085° E
Panther Hollow Research Natural Area Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.6 mi, 025° NE
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 7.8 mi, 269° W · 7,712 acres
North Central Experiment Station Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 8.3 mi, 285° W
Fluorspar Miners Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 251° W
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.1 mi, 326° NW
Hurricane Bluff (Viewpoint) — 12.7 mi, 317° NW
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.9 mi, 306° NW · 3,978 acres
Herod Cave (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 298° NW
War Bluff Valley Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 18.1 mi, 265° W
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.4 mi, 283° W · 6,632 acres
Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 162° S
Cheif Tecumseh Statue (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 321° NW
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 042° NE
Old Wall (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 279° W
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.3 mi, 147° SE
Harrisburg Remodeling (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 311° NW
Harrisburg Daily Register (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 312° NW
Graf Ink Printing (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 312° NW
Carrier Mills Archaeological District (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 298° NW
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 148° SE
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.5 mi, 174° S · 171k acres
Market House Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 222° SW
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 35.4 mi, 222° SW
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 37.1 mi, 225° SW

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