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Grand Tower Illinois Map

Explore Grand Tower, 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 Grand Tower, Illinois

How to Use This Grand Tower, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.64168
Longitude	-89.506723
Population	479
Density	148.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62942
Area Code	618
County Seat	Murphysboro
School District	Shawnee Community Unit School District 84

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About Grand Tower, Illinois

Grand Tower is a locality in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 479. The population density is 148.2 people per km². Grand Tower is located at 37.6417°N, 89.5067°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Grand Tower is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62942.

Grand Tower commands a rugged, limestone-heavy landscape where the flat horizons of the Midwest abruptly give way to the dramatic, vertical defiance of Backbone Ridge. It lies 16.9 miles west-southwest of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 246°T), and is situated 19.2 miles north-northeast of Jackson. The Mississippi River carves a deep, muscular path here, its churning currents pushing against the ancient rock formations that define the shoreline. Near the water, the Tower Rock Natural Area stands as a stark, geological sentinel, its craggy heights rising from the riverbed with a quiet, indifferent permanence. A short distance away, the Tower Island Chute holds the quiet, dark water of the backlands, reflecting the heavy, humid sky that settles over the valley floor during the long, sweltering months of late summer.

Grand Tower grew from the industrial ambitions of the nineteenth century, when the promise of coal and iron forged a gritty, hardworking spirit into the local economy. The legacy of those early extraction efforts remains etched into the land, particularly in the deep, shaded quietude of Trestle Hollow, where the echoes of past transit still seem to linger in the damp air. Today, the pace of life in Grand Tower remains tethered to the rhythm of the river, far removed from the frantic pulse of the distant urban centers. The people here move with a deliberate, steady grace, shaped by the proximity of the wilderness and the enduring, stoic presence of the limestone cliffs that keep watch over the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tower Rock Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 213° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 040° NE · 274k acres
Tower Rock Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 198° S
Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 4.1 mi, 153° SE · 3,877 acres
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.5 mi, 122° SE · 4,739 acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 5.0 mi, 142° SE · 1,959 acres
La Rue-Pine Hills Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 5.0 mi, 142° SE
Larue-Pine Hills/Otter Pine Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.0 mi, 142° SE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 137° SE
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 6.7 mi, 066° NE
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.1 mi, 319° NW · 16k acres
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.3 mi, 120° SE · 5,830 acres
La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.3 mi, 155° SE
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 087° E
Wolf Lake Memorial Garden (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 159° S
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 086° E
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 178° S
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 114° SE
Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 157° SE
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 048° NE
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 118° SE
SIU Entrance Monument (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 071° E
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 072° E
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 072° E
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 070° E
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 071° E
Dragon Mosaic (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 080° E
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 051° NE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 075° E · 91k acres
Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 287° W

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