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Harrison Illinois Map

Explore Harrison, 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 Harrison, Illinois

How to Use This Harrison, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.797557
Longitude	-89.335972
Population	895
Density	164.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61072, 62966
Area Code	847, 224, 618
County Seat	Murphysboro
School District	Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

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About Harrison, Illinois

Harrison is a locality in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 895. The population density is 164.1 people per km². Harrison is located at 37.7976°N, 89.3360°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61072, 62966.

Harrison marks the landscape with a quiet persistence, defined by the expansive, fertile plains that stretch toward the horizon in a pattern of alternating green and gold. It lies 8.1 miles northwest of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 306°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north of Murphysboro. The earth here carries the weight of deep silt and clay, a foundation for the subtle undulations that lead one’s eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Sand Ridge. A mile to the east, the steady, narrow path of Pond Creek carves through the soil, its banks lined with the tangled, dark greenery of willow and ash. The quality of light in the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust motes above the fields and casting long, indigo shadows that seem to stretch Harrison across the flat expanse until the sun finally slips behind the western fields.

Murphysboro Baseball anchors the local rhythm, serving as a social touchstone where the sounds of summer evenings—the sharp crack of a bat and the low hum of conversation—drift over the surrounding acreage. The economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the regional agricultural output, a legacy of the settlers who first broke this ground to plant in its heavy, productive loam. Residents look toward the nearby waters of Lake Murphysboro for a respite from the heat, while the deeper timber of Trail of Tears State Forest waits nineteen miles away, offering a denser, more ancient shade. Life in Harrison moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values the predictability of the harvest and the familiar, unadorned beauty of the inland prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Murphysboro Baseball (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 163° S
Parkview Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 178° S
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 237° SW
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 2.3 mi, 181° S
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.4 mi, 199° S · 274k acres
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 200° S
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 4.7 mi, 194° S · 7,712 acres
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 075° E
Unknown Departed Memorial (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 079° E
Old Train Depot (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 077° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 077° E
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 127° SE
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 133° SE
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 131° SE
Main Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 207° SW
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 133° SE
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 8.7 mi, 202° S
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 121° SE
Johnson Creek Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 287° W
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 183° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.8 mi, 121° SE · 91k acres
Wizard on Dragon (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 131° SE
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.4 mi, 200° S · 4,739 acres
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 100° E
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 347° N
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.7 mi, 190° S · 5,830 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.7 mi, 252° W · 16k acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 15.4 mi, 202° S · 1,959 acres
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 177° S
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 166° S

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