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Kinmundy Illinois Map

Explore Kinmundy, 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 Kinmundy, Illinois

How to Use This Kinmundy, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.773381
Longitude	-88.846722
Population	733
Density	236.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62854
Area Code	618
County Seat	Salem
School District	South Central Community Unit School District 401

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About Kinmundy, Illinois

Kinmundy is a locality in Marion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 733. The population density is 236.2 people per km². Kinmundy is located at 38.7734°N, 88.8467°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kinmundy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62854.

Kinmundy anchors itself firmly within the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unyielding under an immense, pale sky. It lies 23.1 miles northeast of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 42°T), and is situated 11.4 miles north-northeast of Salem. The land here is a mosaic of cultivated fields, where the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean rows defines the earth’s surface as far as the eye can see. To the north, the landscape finds a quiet sanctuary at Kinmundy Lake, a still body of water that mirrors the changing moods of the clouds, while the nearby Schneider Springs Branch carves a subtle, winding path through the soil. On the distant horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Pelican Pouch provides the only interruption to the relentless horizontal pull of the plains, serving as a reminder of the tectonic forces that once shaped this ancient, inland basin.

Kinmundy carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the soil, its history deeply intertwined with the development of the Illinois Central Railroad that once pulsed through its center. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and season, a steady, measured pace of life that persists in the brick storefronts and the quietude of the residential streets. Preservation efforts find expression nearby at the Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve, where the tallgrass ecosystem is allowed to reclaim its native character, offering a glimpse of the flora that existed before the plow. In the amber light of late afternoon, when the shadows lengthen across the gravel and asphalt, Kinmundy feels less like a static point on a map and more like a deliberate, enduring human response to the vast, open silence of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 197° S
Prairie Ridge-Marion State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 155° SE
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 114° SE
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.8 mi, 132° SE
Bryan Memorial Park (Local Park) — 10.6 mi, 210° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 16.1 mi, 225° SW
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 279° W
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 314° NW
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 315° NW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 090° E
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 271° W
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 313° NW
Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 224° SW
T-33 Shooting Star (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 225° SW
Party Cove (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 260° W
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 25.1 mi, 256° W
Third Principal Meridian (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 218° SW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.0 mi, 035° NE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 29.1 mi, 034° NE
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 034° NE
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 188° S
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 31.0 mi, 187° S
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 31.2 mi, 285° W
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 286° W
The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 31.4 mi, 286° W
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 37.2 mi, 075° E
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 56.8 mi, 212° SW
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.2 mi, 118° SE · 20k acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.0 mi, 192° S · 91k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 72.6 mi, 208° SW · 274k acres

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