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Eddyville Illinois Map

Explore Eddyville, 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 Eddyville, Illinois

How to Use This Eddyville, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.498939
Longitude	-88.587828
Population	99
Density	136.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62928
Area Code	618
County Seat	Golconda
School District	Pope County Community Unit School District 1

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About Eddyville, Illinois

Eddyville is a locality in Pope County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 136.0 people per km². Eddyville is located at 37.4989°N, 88.5878°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Eddyville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62928.

Eddyville sits where the earth folds into the quiet, fractured limestone landscape of Southern Illinois, defined by the persistent flow of the Ramsey Branch as it carves a path through the brush. It lies 24.8 miles southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 130°T), and is situated 16.7 miles south of Harrisburg. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a heavy stillness that clings to the limestone bluffs and the deep, shadowed recesses of the Double Branch Hole. To the north, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of Johnson Ridge, while the land immediately surrounding the settlement is a rugged mosaic of thick hardwoods and thin, rocky soil. Sunlight filters through the canopy of the Shawnee National Forest, which envelopes the region, casting long, sharp shadows that shift across the uneven ground as the day wanes. Four miles out, the waters of Barger Lake lie mirror-still, reflecting the gray, shifting clouds of a Midwestern sky that seems to press down upon the timber.

Eddyville remains a place of hard-won endurance, its rhythm dictated by the seasonal shifts of the surrounding woodlands and the slow, deliberate pace of those who work the land. The economy has long been tethered to the timber and the quiet persistence of small-scale agriculture, with the rugged terrain discouraging the sprawl found in the flatter, northern reaches of the state. Travelers often pass through on their way to the River to River Trail, seeking the solitude of the deep woods or the sudden, thundering descent of Burden Falls, yet the core of the locality remains detached from the frantic pulse of modern industry. Life in Eddyville turns on the turning of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the health of the timber and the maintenance of the narrow roads that wind through the forest. It is a landscape that demands a certain humility, where the history of the settlers is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring, quiet survival of the homesteads and the persistent, quiet growth of the forest that surrounds them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 179° S · 274k acres
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.5 mi, 085° E · 6,632 acres
University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 2.3 mi, 139° SE
Bay Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.5 mi, 341° N · 2,760 acres
Lusk Creek Canyon State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 061° NE
Old Wall (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 066° NE
Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.0 mi, 291° W
Jackson Falls (Nature Reserve) — 5.2 mi, 278° W
CCC Tree Planting (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 216° SW
Pine Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 199° S
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 7.8 mi, 333° NW · 7,712 acres
Boating (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 278° W
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 278° W
Woodmanship (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 277° W
50 Years (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 278° W
Herod Cave (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 054° NE
Ohio River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 138° SE
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 330° NW
Carrier Mills Archaeological District (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 352° N
North Central Experiment Station Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 12.2 mi, 076° E
Carrier millswater department (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 348° N
Cheif Tecumseh Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.0 mi, 038° NE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.3 mi, 298° NW · 91k acres
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 198° S
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.9 mi, 242° SW · 33k acres
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 28.4 mi, 181° S
Market House Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 181° S
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 303° NW
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 186° S
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 40.6 mi, 150° SE · 171k acres

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