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Mound City Illinois Map

Explore Mound City, 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 Mound City, Illinois

How to Use This Mound City, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.085329
Longitude	-89.162573
Population	526
Density	300.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62963
Area Code	618
County Seat	Mound City
School District	Meridian Community Unit School District 101

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About Mound City, Illinois

Mound City is a locality in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 526. The population density is 300.9 people per km². Mound City is located at 37.0853°N, 89.1626°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mound City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62963.

Mound City occupies a low-slung expanse of earth where the flat alluvial plains meet the persistent, sluggish current of the Ohio River. It lies 44.5 miles south of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 176°T), and is situated 15.4 miles northeast of Charleston. A pervasive, heavy humidity often hangs over the landscape, blurring the edges of the distant Gilson Hills that rise like faint, bruised shadows against the western horizon. The land here feels porous and expectant, marked by the quiet presence of Sandy Slough, where the water gathers in stillness among the reeds. Nearby, the Boatwright Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tangled brush and bottomland timber, a place where the air carries the scent of damp soil and the seasonal decay of dense, inland vegetation.

Mound City retains the skeletal remains of its industrial ambition, echoing a period when the river served as the primary artery for iron and commerce. The local rhythm remains tethered to the slow, deliberate movement of the Ohio River, which defines the physical boundaries of the region and continues to shape the character of the soil. Beyond the levees, the economy leans into the quiet cycles of the inland basin, far removed from the frantic pace of larger, more crowded centers. Walking the streets, one observes a stillness that feels both persistent and deliberate, as if Mound City is waiting for the next shift in the water or the slow, inevitable turn of the seasons across the surrounding fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boatwright Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 143° SE
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.0 mi, 283° W · 33k acres
Ballard Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 053° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 193° S
Desert Storm Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 193° S
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 183° S
Caboose (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 181° S
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 182° S
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 187° S
Fort Defiance Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 174° S
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 170° S
Proceeding On (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 170° S
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 7.7 mi, 315° NW · 274k acres
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 154° SE
Chief's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 154° SE
Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 154° SE
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 mi, 280° W
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 15.8 mi, 339° N · 7,712 acres
Lower Cache River Access Area (Nature Reserve) — 15.9 mi, 022° N
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 17.1 mi, 035° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.8 mi, 022° N · 665 acres
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 079° E
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 079° E
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 210° SW
Fort Massac (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 081° E
Malco (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 238° SW
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 090° E
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 090° E
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.1 mi, 339° N · 5,830 acres
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 34.5 mi, 338° N · 4,739 acres

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