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Kell Illinois Map

Explore Kell, 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 Kell, Illinois

How to Use This Kell, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.49116
Longitude	-88.90645
Population	173
Density	66.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62853
Area Code	618
County Seat	Salem
School District	Kell Consolidated School District 2

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About Kell, Illinois

Kell is a locality in Marion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 66.7 people per km². Kell is located at 38.4912°N, 88.9065°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62853.

Kell endures as a quiet expanse of flat, productive earth where the horizon stretches wide beneath an unyielding sky. It lies 12.0 miles north of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 359°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-southeast of Salem. The landscape around Kell is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Casey Fork, which carves a modest path through the fields just a mile away, feeding the thirsty soil that sustains the regional rhythm. To the west, the subtle rise of Fleming Ridge haunts the distant horizon like a muted charcoal smudge, while the deeper stillness of Devil’s Prop State Natural Area lies seven miles out, preserving a fragment of the wilder, wooded character that once blanketed this prairie. When the sun dips low, the light catches the dust rising from the gravel roads, casting long, amber shadows that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the wind has cooled.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Kell, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life for those who work the dark, fertile loam. The local economy is tied to the strength of the crop, a reality that keeps the focus fixed on the seasonal shifts of the soybean and corn cycles. Five miles away, the waters of Lester Lake provide a rare point of stillness in an otherwise industrious environment, a place where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and tall grass. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the maintenance of the homesteads and the persistent labor required to keep the machinery moving across the plains. Life in Kell moves with the gravity of the seasons, grounded in a landscape that demands patience and rewards the diligent with the quiet endurance of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Devil's Prop State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 141° SE
Raccoon Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 286° W
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 185° S
Foundation Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 285° W
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 11.3 mi, 184° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 315° NW
Granada (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 179° S
Unique Stones (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 184° S
War Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 184° S
Third Principal Meridian (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 265° W
Cardinal Point Witness Corner (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 265° W
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 027° NE
Sam Dale Lake State Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 080° E
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.6 mi, 023° NE
Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 183° S
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 21.1 mi, 300° NW
Waterfow Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 21.9 mi, 186° S
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 24.9 mi, 301° NW
Party Cove (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 308° NW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 048° NE
White Oak (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 190° S
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 105° E
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 343° N
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 343° N
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 341° N
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 39.3 mi, 223° SW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 46.5 mi, 025° NE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 47.8 mi, 024° NE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.3 mi, 193° S · 91k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 55.7 mi, 206° SW · 274k acres

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