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Karnak Illinois Map

Explore Karnak, 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 Karnak, Illinois

How to Use This Karnak, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.293663
Longitude	-88.975346
Population	430
Density	91.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62956
Area Code	618
County Seat	Mound City
School District	Century Community Unit School District 100

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About Karnak, Illinois

Karnak is a locality in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 430. The population density is 91.9 people per km². Karnak is located at 37.2937°N, 88.9753°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Karnak is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62956.

Karnak occupies a quiet expanse of southern Illinois, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels noticeably heavier and more expansive than those found further north. It lies 30.3 miles south of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 184°T), and is situated 16.6 miles northwest of Metropolis. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Cache River just a mile away, its dark waters carving through the terrain with a persistence that shapes the surrounding soil. To the north, the faint, hazy silhouette of Butter Ridge provides the only significant vertical interruption to the view, while the dense, verdant canopy of the Shawnee National Forest waits eighteen miles away. The air here holds a distinct, humid weight, thick with the scent of damp earth and late-season vegetation that seems to cling to the low-lying moisture of the nearby basin, Hogans Bottoms.

Karnak maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the earth and the remnants of its industrial heritage, moving at a pace that favors observation over haste. The presence of Tunnel Hill, serving as a vital SREC, anchors the locality to the land’s modern ecological and recreational identity, offering a space where the intersection of human endeavor and wild growth is carefully managed. Local life remains tethered to the patterns of the harvest and the maintenance of the nearby acreage, while Ulrich Lake, situated three miles distant, provides a singular, still point of reflection in an otherwise industrious region. Even as the decades have shifted the economic focus of the area, Karnak persists as a grounded point on the map, characterized by the steady, unadorned endurance of its inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 329° NW
Cache River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 329° NW
Cache River Wetlands Fee (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 039° NE
Jean Farwell Overloop (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 045° NE
Grassy Slough Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 2.2 mi, 054° NE
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.8 mi, 295° NW · 33k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 317° NW · 665 acres
Lower Cache River Access Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.3 mi, 274° W
Indian Point (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 053° NE
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 104° E
Trail of Tears Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 029° NE
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 9.8 mi, 027° NE · 274k acres
John Bridges Tavern Location (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 347° N
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 13.1 mi, 011° N · 7,712 acres
Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 018° N
Schwegman Ecological Area (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 019° N
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 356° N
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 126° SE
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 125° SE
George Rodgers Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.8 mi, 126° SE
CCC Tree Planting (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 064° NE
50 Years (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 038° NE
Panther Den Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.8 mi, 348° N · 988 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.2 mi, 347° N · 4,387 acres
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 317° NW
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 22.9 mi, 208° SW
Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 196° S
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 128° SE
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 124° SE
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 30.1 mi, 305° NW · 1,959 acres

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