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Du Bois Illinois Map

Explore Du Bois, 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 Du Bois, Illinois

How to Use This Du Bois, Illinois Map

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

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	Du Bois
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.223939
Longitude	-89.212301
Population	175
Density	64.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62831
Area Code	618
County Seat	Nashville
School District	Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15

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About Du Bois, Illinois

Du Bois is a locality in Washington County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 64.2 people per km². Du Bois is located at 38.2239°N, 89.2123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Du Bois is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62831.

Du Bois emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of Southern Illinois as a quiet collection of structures defined by the rhythm of the surrounding agricultural expanse. It lies 18.0 miles west-southwest of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 249°T), and is situated 14.7 miles north of Du Quoin. The landscape here is characterized by the modest, persistent flow of the Little Muddy River, which carves a deliberate path through the earth just a mile from the center of Du Bois. To the north, the terrain stretches toward the distant, hazy suggestion of the Pelican Pouch, while the immediate vicinity is marked by the still, reflective surface of the I C R R Reservoir. During the golden hour, the light flattens against the fields, turning the soil into a deep, bruised purple and casting long, thin shadows that emphasize the vastness of the prairie sky.

Economic life in Du Bois remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the small-scale commerce that has sustained the population for generations. The legacy of the region is rooted in its proximity to the fertile basin of Threemile Prairie, where the seasonal shift of crops dictates the pace of the day. A few miles away, the Washington County State Natural Area offers a glimpse of the uncultivated landscape, preserving a segment of the native terrain that once dominated the interior. Here, the hum of machinery often punctuates the silence, a reminder of the labor required to coax a living from the heavy, dark dirt that defines the identity of Du Bois.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Washington County State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 299° NW
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 8.5 mi, 292° W
Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 108° E
Welcome to Nashville Mural (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 312° NW
Miner Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 137° SE
Monument in memory of Ryan Fark (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 311° NW
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 225° SW
White Oak (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 135° SE
War Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 069° E
Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 089° E
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 064° NE
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.3 mi, 065° NE
Granada (Theatre) — 18.0 mi, 069° E
Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 258° W
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 255° W
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 182° S
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 29.8 mi, 208° SW · 274k acres
Johnson Creek Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 31.1 mi, 211° SW
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 31.1 mi, 197° S
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 31.2 mi, 215° SW · 7,712 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.9 mi, 171° S · 91k acres
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 32.5 mi, 192° S
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 167° S
Mill Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 32.9 mi, 226° SW
Party Cove (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 354° N
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 178° S
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.2 mi, 223° SW · 16k acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 41.8 mi, 175° S · 4,387 acres
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.5 mi, 195° S · 4,739 acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 45.5 mi, 196° S · 1,959 acres

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