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Dowell Illinois Map

Explore Dowell, 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 Dowell, Illinois

How to Use This Dowell, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.939773
Longitude	-89.237861
Population	368
Density	364.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62927
Area Code	618
County Seat	Murphysboro
School District	Elverado Community Unit School District 196

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About Dowell, Illinois

Dowell is a locality in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 368. The population density is 364.3 people per km². Dowell is located at 37.9398°N, 89.2379°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dowell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62927.

Dowell marks the landscape with a quiet, persistent presence, defined by the steady, unassuming path of Sixmile Creek as it carves through the flat earth. It lies 14.7 miles north of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 356°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south of Du Quoin. The horizon stretches wide, a vast expanse of productive soil that catches the amber light of dusk, turning the fields into a sea of gold before the deep, cool shadows of night arrive. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Gum Ridge anchors the skyline, providing a distant sense of permanence to a terrain otherwise defined by the subtle shifts of wind across open plains. Nearby, the quiet surface of Security Club Lake offers a reflective stillness, while the woods at Campbell Pond State Habitat Area provide a sanctuary where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and turning leaves.

Dowell traces its roots back to the industrious rhythm of the coal era, a time when the pulse of the local economy beat in sync with the extraction of resources from deep beneath the prairie floor. While the heavy machinery has long since quieted, the legacy of that labor remains in the solid, unadorned architecture that lines the streets and the resilient spirit of those who call these plains home. Life moves with an internal, steady cadence, unbothered by the frantic pace of distant urban grids, favoring instead the predictable cycles of the harvest and the changing seasons. The character of Dowell is found in these small, daily rituals, where the weight of history is carried not in monuments, but in the enduring connection between the people and the land they cultivate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Campbell Pond State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 090° E
Keys Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 360° N
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 179° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 176° S
Old Train Depot (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 176° S
Unknown Departed Memorial (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 178° S
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 310° NW
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 217° SW
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 204° SW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.4 mi, 152° SE · 91k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 13.6 mi, 207° SW · 274k acres
Statue of Custard Stand (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 044° NE
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 170° S
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 175° S
Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 056° NE
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 145° SE
White Oak (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 057° NE
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 176° S
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 177° S
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 15.8 mi, 204° SW · 7,712 acres
Johnson Creek Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.3 mi, 245° SW
Crab Orchard Wildlife Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 150° SE
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 19.9 mi, 206° SW
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 196° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.6 mi, 166° S · 4,387 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.1 mi, 233° SW · 16k acres
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.5 mi, 204° SW · 4,739 acres
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 190° S
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 26.5 mi, 205° SW · 1,959 acres
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 182° S

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