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Mason Illinois Map

Explore Mason, 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 Mason, Illinois

How to Use This Mason, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.954328
Longitude	-88.627068
Population	323
Density	96.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62920, 62443
Area Code	618, 217
County Seat	Jonesboro
School District	Effingham Community Unit School District 40

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About Mason, Illinois

Mason is a locality in Union County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 323. The population density is 96.9 people per km². Mason is located at 38.9543°N, 88.6271°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mason is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62920, 62443.

Mason occupies a vast, level expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an immense, unyielding sky. It lies 14.2 miles south of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 188°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north of Anna. The landscape surrounding Mason remains dominated by the quiet persistence of agricultural cycles, defined by the seasonal shift from dark, turned earth to the high, verdant stalks of corn and soybeans that absorb the summer heat. To the west, the cooling influence of Clear Creek cuts through the terrain, while the dense, shadowed canopy of the Trail of Tears State Forest provides a wilder contrast to the orderly grid of the fields. In the distance, the rugged, elevated silhouette of Atwood Ridge breaks the monotony of the plains, acting as a permanent, stoic sentinel against the encroaching clouds that drift across the center of the continent.

History in Mason lingers in the weathered grain of wooden barns and the sturdy, pragmatic architecture that prioritizes function over ornament. The local economy persists through a deliberate, steady rhythm of harvest and commerce, tethered to the land and the quiet movement of goods along the regional veins of transport. Residents often find respite in the Shawnee Purchase Unit, a sprawling expanse that invites a slower pace of life, or observe the stillness of the Anna State Hospital Reservoir, where the water reflects the gray, bruised light of late autumn afternoons. Beyond the immediate reach of Kratzinger Hollow, the life of the place is measured not in grand gestures but in the recurring, familiar labor of those who work the soil, ensuring that the character of Mason remains as enduring as the deep, black loam beneath it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 010° N
Edgewood Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 222° SW
Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 8.2 mi, 331° NW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 11.2 mi, 024° NE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 022° N
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 022° N
Community Park (Local Park) — 12.7 mi, 023° NE
Rock Cave State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 318° NW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 152° SE
Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 061° NE
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.9 mi, 206° SW
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.8 mi, 208° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 042° NE
Hidden Springs State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 24.1 mi, 349° N
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 24.4 mi, 098° E
Little Wabash River (Conservation Area) — 24.8 mi, 138° SE
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 271° W
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 271° W
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 273° W
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 33.1 mi, 249° W
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 118° SE
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 011° N
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 35.8 mi, 352° N
Party Cove (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 245° SW
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 38.7 mi, 020° N
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 321° NW
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 039° NE
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 39.3 mi, 021° N
Swizzle Spoon (Public Artwork) — 41.5 mi, 055° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.8 mi, 133° SE · 20k acres

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