Lake Ka-Ho Illinois Map
Explore Lake Ka-Ho, 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 Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois
How to Use This Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Ka-Ho, 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 Lake Ka-Ho.
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 | Lake Ka-Ho |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Macoupin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.099769 |
| Longitude | -89.747037 |
| Population | 194 |
| Density | 263.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62069 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| County Seat | Carlinville |
| School District | Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 |
About Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois
Lake Ka-Ho is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 194. The population density is 263.7 people per km². Lake Ka-Ho is located at 39.0998°N, 89.7470°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Ka-Ho is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62069.Lake Ka-Ho anchors the quiet, low-slung geography of this Illinois landscape, where the earth stretches flat toward a horizon blurred by the haze of summer heat. It lies 22.8 miles north-northeast of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 29°T), and is situated 7.2 miles southwest of Litchfield. Panther Creek cuts a meandering path through the terrain nearby, its dark, silt-heavy waters carving a subtle depression into the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans. The air here holds the weight of the interior plains, thick with the smell of turned soil and the sudden, sharp cooling that arrives when the sun dips behind the distant, shadowed silhouette of Robbs Mound. At Mt. Olive City Park, the grass grows tall and wild, offering a quiet vantage point to watch the light turn thin and gold across the water, illuminating the way the land resists the frantic pace of the wider world.
Lake Ka-Ho remains a private point of gravity for the local economy, which has long been tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of agriculture and the maintenance of the regional rail lines. The history of this place is written in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of brick outbuildings and the persistent, industrious character of those who work the black prairie loam. Life here moves according to the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that defines the community more than any singular event or landmark. While the world beyond the county line may shift and reorganize, Lake Ka-Ho persists with a steady, enduring gravity, grounded in the quiet labor of the fields and the deep, silent patience of the Midwestern earth.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Mother Jones Monument (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 151° SE
- Mt. Olive City Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 158° S
- Golf Course (Park) — 3.7 mi, 191° S
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 296° NW
- Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 334° NW
- Stauton Country Club (Park) — 5.1 mi, 220° SW
- Illinois Traction System (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 201° S
- Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 196° S
- Schalk Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 044° NE
- Gillespie (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 337° NW
- Henry Eilers Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 054° NE
- Shoal Creek Nature Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.5 mi, 052° NE
- Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 251° W
- Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 305° NW
- Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 14.5 mi, 333° NW
- Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 330° NW
- Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 019° N
- Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 089° E
- Bethalto Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 230° SW
- Copper Grapes (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 149° SE
- Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 22.0 mi, 353° N
- Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 128° SE
- Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 128° SE
- Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 213° SW
- Charles Raich Field (Stadium) — 24.7 mi, 226° SW
- Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.7 mi, 210° SW
- Robert Pershing Wadlow (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 238° SW
- Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 26.1 mi, 213° SW
- Edward "ted" And Pat Jones-confluence Point State Park (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 228° SW
- Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.5 mi, 230° SW · 32k acres
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About This Lake Ka-Ho Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Ka-Ho, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.099769, -89.747037. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Lake Ka-Ho includes the ZIP code (62069), telephone area code (309), county seat of Macoupin County (Carlinville), and school district assignment (Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
