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Hamburg Illinois Map

Explore Hamburg, 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 Hamburg, Illinois

How to Use This Hamburg, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.232342
Longitude	-90.715599
Population	99
Density	73.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62262, 62045
Area Code	217, 309
County Seat	Hardin
School District	Calhoun Community Unit School District 40

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About Hamburg, Illinois

Hamburg is a locality in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 73.2 people per km². Hamburg is located at 39.2323°N, 90.7156°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hamburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62262, 62045.

Hamburg commands the landscape where the expansive, silt-heavy Mississippi River carves a deliberate path against the steep, limestone-streaked bluffs. It lies 34.2 miles northwest of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 304°T), and is situated 17.3 miles west-southwest of Carrollton. North Prong Irish Hollow funnels the seasonal runoff toward the river, creating a jagged, intimate topography that defines the physical character of the land. Within the protected boundaries of Hamburg Park, the earth rises into dense, timbered slopes that offer a cool respite from the heat of the plains. A mile away, the stagnant, quiet waters of Mud Slough mirror the shifting clouds, providing a stark, still contrast to the relentless motion of the main channel. The air here holds a weight of humidity and river-bottom soil, particularly at dusk, when the light turns a bruised, metallic violet against the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge.

Hamburg sustains itself through a quiet, agrarian cycle that echoes the rhythms of the seasons and the demands of the alluvial soil. Local life remains tied to the cultivation of the surrounding bottomlands, where the heavy, dark earth produces corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon in orderly, emerald rows. History persists here in the weathered foundations of older structures that acknowledge the persistent, cyclical flooding of the Mississippi River, a force that has shaped both the economy and the collective memory of the residents. The community maintains a deliberate, unadorned pace, characterized by the mechanical hum of machinery during harvest and the sudden, profound silence that follows the departure of a river barge. In the daily commerce of grain and seasonal labor, the people of Hamburg demonstrate a pragmatic resilience, living in close proximity to the unpredictable vitality of the water and the enduring, stoic presence of the bluffs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hamburg Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 227° SW
Swarnes Hill Prairie (Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 359° N
Hamburg Ferry Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 248° W
Prairie Slough Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 251° W
Prairie Slough Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 234° SW
Osterman Hill Prairies (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 347° N
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.3 mi, 307° NW · 7,659 acres
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.4 mi, 318° NW · 10k acres
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 218° SW
Southern Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 066° NE
Diamond Island (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 110° E
Calhoun County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 128° SE
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 6.3 mi, 053° NE
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 051° NE
Kamp Mound Site (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 036° NE
Koster Site (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 100° E
Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 150° SE
Cuivre River State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 228° SW
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 310° NW
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 310° NW
Mary the Turtle (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 140° SE
Raging Rivers Water Park (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 138° SE
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 046° NE
Michelle's Arts and Crafts (Gallery) — 25.9 mi, 163° S
Missouri Wing (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 144° SE
Elsah Soldiers (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 135° SE
New Town Amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.8 mi, 156° SE
Katy Trail Completion Bell (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 138° SE
Cancer Awareness Memorial (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 156° SE
NGS Monument SC 03 (Monument) — 30.8 mi, 170° S

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