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Junction Illinois Map

Explore Junction, 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 Junction, Illinois

How to Use This Junction, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.72338
Longitude	-88.236705
Population	56
Density	26.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62954
Area Code	618
County Seat	Shawneetown
School District	Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

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About Junction, Illinois

Junction is a locality in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 56. The population density is 26.2 people per km². Junction is located at 37.7234°N, 88.2367°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Junction is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62954.

Junction emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of southern Illinois as a quiet intersection of agricultural land and untamed timber. It lies 38.1 miles east of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 91°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east of Harrisburg. Fields of corn and soybean stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Shawneetown Hills, creating a landscape where the sky seems to possess more weight than the earth itself. Sunlight often catches the dust of gravel roads, casting a long, amber glow that softens the sharp edges of silos and barns. Moisture hangs in the air near Fresh Water Lake, just a mile away, while the slow, deliberate movement of Lawler Ditch marks the topography two miles from the center. Beyond the immediate clearings, the rugged canopy of Shawnee National Forest begins to assert its dominance, offering a dense, verdant contrast to the orderly lines of the surrounding farms.

Economic life in Junction remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the yield of the soil, maintaining a pace dictated by the planting and the harvest. History here is written in the stubborn endurance of homesteads that have weathered generations of Midwestern winters and humid, heavy summers. Beyond the local fields, the terrain dips toward the Kuykendall Valley, a subtle depression that deepens the silence of the countryside. Though the modern world feels distant, the inhabitants find a singular connection to the land through the proximity of the Shawnee National Forest, which serves as a vast, living backdrop to daily affairs. In the quiet hours of the late afternoon, the proximity of the wilderness offers a sense of permanence, grounding Junction in a landscape that has remained largely unchanged even as the decades cycle through.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.4 mi, 172° S · 274k acres
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 259° W · 7,712 acres
Saline County State Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 264° W
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 195° S
Cheif Tecumseh Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 256° W
Cave Hill Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 9.5 mi, 255° W
Hurricane Bluff (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 210° SW
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 228° SW · 3,978 acres
Dennison Hollow Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.9 mi, 244° SW
University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 11.4 mi, 207° SW
Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 299° NW
Hovey Lake Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 043° NE
Herod Cave (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 229° SW
Bieker-Wilson Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 16.0 mi, 033° NE
Harrisburg Daily Register (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 273° W
Graf Ink Printing (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 273° W
Harrisburg Remodeling (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 272° W
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 268° W
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 099° E
Cave-In-Rock State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 166° S
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.8 mi, 228° SW · 6,632 acres
Lakeview Church (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 259° W
Gary Jones Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 263° W
War Bluff Valley Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 23.8 mi, 216° SW
Murphy Auditorium & USI New Harmony Theatre (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 030° NE
Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 030° NE
1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 030° NE
New Harmony Contemporary Gallery & Shop (Gallery) — 32.5 mi, 030° NE
George Keppler House (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 030° NE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.6 mi, 268° W · 91k acres

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