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Jacob Illinois Map

Explore Jacob, 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 Jacob, Illinois

How to Use This Jacob, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.745051
Longitude	-89.537042
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62950
Area Code	618
County Seat	Murphysboro

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About Jacob, Illinois

Jacob is a locality in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Jacob is located at 37.7451°N, 89.5370°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62950.

Jacob occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, defined by the slow, deliberate work of the wind across flat, fertile earth. It lies 17.5 miles west of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 274°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east of Perryville. The landscape around Jacob stretches toward the horizon in a vast mosaic of agricultural fields, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of Matusky Brook that carves a modest path through the soil. To the north, the wooded fringes of Shawnee National Forest offer a deep, verdant contrast to the open plains, while the distant, shadowed rise of Walker Hill anchors the western edge of the view. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, especially when the golden light of late afternoon catches the dust motes rising from the fallow ground, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that seem to hold the memory of the day’s heat.

History in Jacob is measured in the slow accumulation of seasons and the resilience of those who cultivate the heavy, dark soil. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the harvest, with the daily movement of machinery and the persistent, low hum of agricultural commerce dictating the pace of life. Residents look toward the nearby expanse of Kinkaid Lake for a reprieve from the summer sun, or find their way to the natural boundaries of Hat Island, a basin that serves as a quiet reminder of the land’s geological shifts. While the modern world moves with a frantic cadence elsewhere, life in Jacob maintains a steady, internal clock, governed by the turning of the earth and the reliable, seasonal cycle of the crops that define the character of this small, enduring reach of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 034° NE · 274k acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.2 mi, 251° W · 16k acres
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 3.6 mi, 117° SE · 7,712 acres
Seventy-Six Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 229° SW
Red Rock Landing Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 270° W
Johnson Creek Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 6.7 mi, 013° N
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 071° E
Main Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 120° SE
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 8.9 mi, 120° SE
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.9 mi, 150° SE · 4,739 acres
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 083° E
Pyroglyphics (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 332° NW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 12.0 mi, 157° SE · 1,959 acres
La Rue-Pine Hills Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 12.0 mi, 157° SE
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 122° SE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.5 mi, 144° SE · 5,830 acres
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 118° SE
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 001° N
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 135° SE
SIU Entrance Monument (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 097° E
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 097° E
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 073° E
Unknown Departed Memorial (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 074° E
Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 17.4 mi, 265° W
Merideth Funeral Home (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 094° E
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 096° E
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 094° E
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 093° E
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.3 mi, 096° E · 91k acres
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 133° SE

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