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Kampsville Illinois Map

Explore Kampsville, 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 Kampsville, Illinois

How to Use This Kampsville, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.297826
Longitude	-90.609012
Population	310
Density	117.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62053
Area Code	309
County Seat	Hardin
School District	Calhoun Community Unit School District 40

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About Kampsville, Illinois

Kampsville is a locality in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 310. The population density is 117.3 people per km². Kampsville is located at 39.2978°N, 90.6090°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kampsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62053.

Kampsville anchors itself firmly against the low, persistent pulse of the Illinois River, where the water carves a quiet passage through the landscape. It lies 32.7 miles northwest of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 316°T), and is situated 19.4 miles northwest of Jerseyville. The terrain surrounding Kampsville Hollow rises in deliberate, limestone-streaked bluffs that seem to hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the west, the silhouette of Pea Ridge defines the limit of the view, a dark, serrated line against the pale sky that anchors the geography of the region. Five miles away, the still surface of Bests Pond mirrors the wide, open expanse of the sky, offering a stark contrast to the constant, fluid motion of the river nearby. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and river silt, a grounding presence that thickens as the light begins to fail, turning the fields into deep pools of copper and shadow.

Kampsville maintains a rhythm defined by its long-standing connection to the river, a relationship evidenced by the constant operation of the Kampsville Ferry. This crossing point acts as the primary artery for the locality, facilitating the movement of people and goods across the water in a manner that feels remarkably untouched by the frantic pace of the outside world. The economy remains tethered to the fertile potential of the soil and the legacy of archaeological inquiry, as the region is recognized for the preservation of deep-time human occupation that predates modern settlement. Life in Kampsville proceeds with a deliberate, measured quality, where the primary concerns are the cycle of the harvest and the seasonal shifts in the current of the Illinois River. Residents navigate the day with an understanding that their history is not merely a collection of records, but a physical presence waiting beneath the surface of the plowed fields and the quiet, limestone-lined banks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 291° W
Kampsville Ferry (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 003° N
McCulley Heritage Project (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 231° SW
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 1.0 mi, 223° SW
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 186° S
Kamp Mound Site (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 346° N
Shaffer Hollow Hill Prairie Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 088° E
Church of the Nazarene Camp (Private Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 266° W
Michael Landing (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 180° S
Koster Site (Historic Ruins) — 6.9 mi, 153° SE
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.1 mi, 252° W · 7,659 acres
Calhoun County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 184° S
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 262° W · 10k acres
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 226° SW
Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 174° S
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 044° NE
Cuivre River State Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 229° SW
Mary the Turtle (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 157° SE
Raging Rivers Water Park (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 155° SE
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 25.7 mi, 294° NW
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 25.8 mi, 294° NW
Elsah Soldiers (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 150° SE
Missouri Wing (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 160° S
Michelle's Arts and Crafts (Gallery) — 29.3 mi, 176° S
Katy Trail Completion Bell (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 151° SE
Olin Foundation (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 142° SE
New Town Amphitheater (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 169° S
Solider's Memorial (Monument) — 32.5 mi, 138° SE

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