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Dongola Illinois Map

Explore Dongola, 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 Dongola, Illinois

How to Use This Dongola, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.361162
Longitude	-89.165912
Population	661
Density	234.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62926
Area Code	618
County Seat	Jonesboro
School District	Dongola School Unit District 66

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About Dongola, Illinois

Dongola is a locality in Union County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 661. The population density is 234.6 people per km². Dongola is located at 37.3612°N, 89.1659°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dongola is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62926.

Dongola holds a quiet, deliberate presence where the horizon is defined by the steady cadence of the Midwestern plains and the low, slumbering silhouettes of Butter Ridge rising five miles to the west. It lies 25.4 miles south of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 174°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-southeast of Anna. Little Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its waters often reflecting the heavy, golden light that settles over the fields as the sun dips behind the trees. Dongola Lake provides a stillness to the immediate geography, acting as a glass-like mirror for the sweeping sky above. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the dark, verdant expanse of the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary of tangled brush and wetlands, while the distant, shadowed hollows of Hogans Bottoms impart a sense of depth to the terrain. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and coming rain, a persistent reminder of the inland isolation that keeps the pace of life measured and slow.

Economic life in Dongola has long been tied to the fertile soil and the rhythms of the agricultural seasons, with the surrounding fields producing the corn and soybeans that stretch toward the edges of the state. The history of the region is etched in the modest architecture and the long, straight roads that lead travelers toward the Union County State Forest, where the canopy thickens and the land lifts into more rugged, shadowed territory. Residents often look toward the Opossum Trot Trail for a respite, finding a quiet familiarity in the paths that wind through the natural growth of the area. Life in Dongola moves in synchronicity with the changing light, a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the persistent, unadorned reality of the harvest and the changing seasons. The character of the people is as resilient as the landscape, shaped by years of working with the land rather than against it, resulting in a community that values the weight of tradition over the fleeting nature of progress.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.4 mi, 156° SE · 33k acres
Hickory Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 5.3 mi, 107° E
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 6.1 mi, 257° W · 274k acres
Cache River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 134° SE
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 6.9 mi, 233° SW · 7,712 acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.4 mi, 101° E · 665 acres
Lower Cache River Access Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.6 mi, 125° SE
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 111° E
Cypress Pond State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 041° NE
Atwood Ridge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 9.6 mi, 289° W
John Bridges Tavern Location (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 058° NE
Jean Farwell Overloop (Viewpoint) — 12.2 mi, 106° E
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 338° N
Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 017° N
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 040° NE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.4 mi, 323° NW · 5,830 acres
Trail of Tears Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 076° E
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.0 mi, 002° N · 4,387 acres
Water Fall (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 040° NE
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 290° W
Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 302° NW
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 330° NW
Wolf Lake Memorial Garden (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 303° NW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 19.0 mi, 311° NW · 1,959 acres
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.8 mi, 337° NW
Druid Mask (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 359° N
(former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 22.8 mi, 252° W
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 353° N
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 353° N
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 24.9 mi, 180° S

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