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Fults Illinois Map

Explore Fults, 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 Fults, Illinois

How to Use This Fults, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.166165
Longitude	-90.21595
Population	28
Density	204.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62244
Area Code	217
County Seat	Waterloo
School District	Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3

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About Fults, Illinois

Fults is a locality in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 204.0 people per km². Fults is located at 38.1662°N, 90.2160°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fults is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62244.

Fults holds its own quiet place within the limestone bluffs, where the land tilts toward the river and the horizon is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the mid-continental plains. It lies 12.3 miles south-southwest of Waterloo, IL (from Waterloo, IL: bearing 197°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Crystal City. Old Maeystown Creek cuts a winding path through the landscape here, its waters carving a subtle depression that deepens the shadows as they stretch out toward Morrison Hollow. The air carries the weight of the interior, thick with the scent of damp earth and the changing seasons, while the Saltpeter Cave Area offers a jagged, subterranean complexity beneath the surface of the fields. On clear days, the silhouette of McMullen Ridge anchors the distance, grounding the view in a hard, geological permanence that feels ancient and indifferent to the slow passage of hours.

Fults remains a study in the resilience of the rural Midwest, where the economy is tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the soil and the persistent demands of agriculture. Generations have built their lives upon these tracts, their histories inscribed in the weathered brick of foundations and the stillness of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the proximity to Lake Mildred provides a singular, reflective stillness that lingers in the minds of those who pass through. Life in Fults moves at the pace of the harvest, a deliberate and measured tempo that favors the steady labor of the hands over the quickened pulse of the city. There is a particular clarity here at dusk, when the light flattens against the corn and soybean stalks, turning the entire expanse into a muted, copper-toned expanse that feels uniquely, undeniably singular.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saltpeter Cave Area (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 025° NE
Fults Village Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 124° SE
Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 105° E
Chalfin Bridge Hill Prairie (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 321° NW
Truman Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 234° SW
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.3 mi, 236° SW · 16k acres
Prairie du Rocher Precinct (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 150° SE
Magnolia Hollow Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 156° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 290° W
Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.9 mi, 131° SE
World War One Doughboy (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 015° N
Red Bud Area Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 075° E
Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 144° SE
Bonnie "Willow" Shiun (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 261° W
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 298° NW
Gummershiemer Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 000° N
Bob's Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 000° N
Saint Francois State Park (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 231° SW
Tweed Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 20.5 mi, 349° N
Pink Elephant (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 331° NW
Bonne Terre Mine (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 227° SW
Pertoglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 26.2 mi, 257° W
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 213° SW
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 029° NE
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 028° NE
Busch Estate Carriage Rides (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 344° N
Grant's Farm Parking Lot (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 344° N
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 096° E
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 28.5 mi, 175° S · 1.5M acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 37.1 mi, 125° SE · 274k acres

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