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Dundas Illinois Map

Explore Dundas, 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 Dundas, Illinois

How to Use This Dundas, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.835046
Longitude	-88.085037
Population	146
Density	84.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62425
Area Code	217
County Seat	Olney
School District	Richland County Community Unit School District 1

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About Dundas, Illinois

Dundas is a locality in Richland County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 84.3 people per km². Dundas is located at 38.8350°N, 88.0850°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62425.

Dundas emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois interior, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate course of the Long Branch as it meanders through the surrounding fields. It lies 31.5 miles southeast of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 129°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Olney. The landscape here is a study in horizontal lines, where the sky presses down against vast stretches of fertile earth, broken only by the occasional tree line or the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge to the west. A quiet, contemplative stillness characterizes the air, particularly at dusk, when the light turns the color of pale wheat and the shadows of the tall grasses stretch long and thin across the soil. Only four miles away, the surface of Olney Lake acts as a mirror for the vast, open canopy, providing a singular point of depth in an otherwise level terrain that seems to stretch endlessly toward the center of the continent.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Dundas, dictating the seasonal rhythm of work and the slow, heavy movement of machinery along the rural roads. The history of the locality is etched into the patterns of the fields and the endurance of the local homesteads, which have long relied on the rich, dark silt of the region to sustain their livelihoods. Beyond the immediate demands of the harvest, the proximity to Bird Haven offers a sanctuary where the natural character of the prairie persists, allowing for a fleeting glimpse of the land as it appeared before the plow. Life in Dundas moves with the deliberate pace of a place deeply rooted in the soil, where the changing colors of the crops serve as the only true calendar, and the collective memory of the residents is tied to the cycles of the earth and the steady, unhurried flow of the local waters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bird Haven (Local Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 173° S
Rotary Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 161° S
Prairie Ridge-Jasper State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 324° NW
Muskgrove Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 177° S
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 315° NW
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 179° S
Richard and Jean Graber Grasslands Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 325° NW
Richland County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 171° S
Little Wabash River (Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 226° SW
Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 314° NW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 259° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 325° NW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 30.8 mi, 307° NW
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 31.1 mi, 106° E
Francis Vigo (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 110° E
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 31.5 mi, 309° NW
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 309° NW
Merom Bluff (Viewpoint) — 31.6 mi, 061° NE
Swizzle Spoon (Public Artwork) — 32.3 mi, 009° N
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 32.4 mi, 009° N
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 205° SW
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 36.4 mi, 257° W
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 154° SE · 20k acres
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 38.5 mi, 355° N
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 43.1 mi, 140° SE
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 43.4 mi, 029° NE
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 47.2 mi, 341° N
4-way Bridge (Attraction) — 47.4 mi, 073° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 68.2 mi, 100° E · 204k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 78.8 mi, 184° S · 274k acres

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