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Colmar Illinois Map

Explore Colmar, 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 Colmar, Illinois

How to Use This Colmar, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.345321
Longitude	-90.891245
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62367, 61453
Area Code	217, 815
County Seat	Macomb

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About Colmar, Illinois

Colmar is a locality in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Colmar is located at 40.3453°N, 90.8912°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62367, 61453.

Colmar occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels immense and unburdened. It lies 14.0 miles southwest of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 236°T), and is situated 13.8 miles east-southeast of Carthage. The physical character of Colmar is defined by the steady, patient presence of Colmar Lake, which mirrors the shifting light of the seasons, while the nearby La Moine River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth. To the east, the distant silhouette of Gin Ridge rises as a faint, jagged ink line against the sunset, marking the edge of a landscape that otherwise favors the subtle geometry of open fields. During the autumn, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, sharpening the edges of the tall grasses that sway in the cool wind, while the deeper shadows of Rattlesnake Den Hollow hold the damp scent of cooling soil long after the sun has retreated.

Colmar maintains a rhythm dictated by the harvest cycles and the persistent, quiet labor of the land, as the economy remains deeply rooted in the heavy, fertile soil that has sustained generations. The heritage of the region lingers in the way the local roads follow the natural contours of the prairie, avoiding the rigid, forced geometry of newer settlements. Residents often find their way toward the quiet reaches of the Cecil White Prairie State Natural Area, a landscape preserved in its wilder, original state that offers a glimpse of the terrain as it existed before the plow. Even for those who may travel the Cut Off Trail to reach further points, the character of Colmar remains distinct, marked by a sense of permanence and a shared, unspoken familiarity with the land that persists regardless of the changing demands of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cecil White Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 326° NW
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 6.6 mi, 357° N
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 183° S
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 031° NE
"space Rocky" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.6 mi, 048° NE
Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 044° NE
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 059° NE
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 290° W
Western Illinois Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 056° NE
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 13.9 mi, 051° NE
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 290° W
Abraham Lincoln Plaque (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 056° NE
Looking for Lincoln (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 056° NE
Spring Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 14.0 mi, 040° NE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 055° NE
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.0 mi, 056° NE
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 14.0 mi, 056° NE
McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 14.0 mi, 051° NE
Glenwood Park (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 053° NE
Veterans Park (Local Recreation) — 15.4 mi, 056° NE
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 008° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 25.7 mi, 278° W
Samuel F Miller House Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 278° W
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 277° W
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 278° W
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 176° S
Nauvoo State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 298° NW
Redwing Area Access (State Recreation Area) — 29.3 mi, 275° W
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.4 mi, 271° W · 10k acres
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 152° SE · 7,396 acres

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