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Mound Station Illinois Map

Explore Mound Station, 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 Station, Illinois

How to Use This Mound Station, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.0066
Longitude	-90.8737
Population	117
Density	87.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62375
Area Code	217
County Seat	Mount Sterling
School District	Brown County Community Unit School District 1

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About Mound Station, Illinois

Mound Station is a locality in Brown County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 87.0 people per km². Mound Station is located at 40.0066°N, 90.8737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mound Station is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62375.

Mound Station occupies a level stretch of the Illinois prairie where the horizon pulls the sky down to touch the rows of corn and soybeans. It lies 28.8 miles east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 80°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-southwest of Rushville. The landscape unfolds in quiet, expansive arcs, defined by the gentle drainage of Wells Fork, which meanders through the landscape just a mile away, carrying the seasonal runoff of the plains. To the west, the subtle rise of Dutch Ridge interrupts the flat expanse, while the distant, shadowed depression of Cronin Hollow suggests the hidden complexity of the terrain. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially at dusk when the fading light turns the fields into a muted palette of copper and bronze, reflecting off the surface of Lake Clayton, which rests quietly four miles to the east.

Mound Station maintains a rhythm dictated by the agricultural cycles that have long anchored the local economy, favoring the steady labor of the harvest over the frantic pace of the urban grid. The settlement remains deeply tied to the soil, with a heritage built upon the industriousness of those who first broke this heavy, dark earth. Residents often find respite in the quiet trails of Clark Memorial Park, a five-mile retreat that preserves the native character of the woodland, or they might traverse the Deer Run Trail to view the landscape from the vantage of the higher ground. Life in Mound Station moves with an unpretentious grace, defined by the seasonal shifting of the crops and the enduring, stoic presence of the Midwestern landscape that surrounds it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clark Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 098° E
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 169° S
Rotary Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 099° E
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 199° S
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 355° N
Meredosia Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 118° SE
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 121° SE · 7,396 acres
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 192° S
America's Most Wanted Bird (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 159° S
Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 088° E
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 151° SE
Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.4 mi, 077° E
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 263° W
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 260° W
Govenor John Wood Statue (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 260° W
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 260° W
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 30.0 mi, 358° N
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 30.4 mi, 008° N
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 334° NW
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 31.8 mi, 217° SW
Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 31.9 mi, 256° W
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 019° N
Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Viewpoint) — 32.6 mi, 233° SW
Samuel Langhorne Clemens "Mark Twain" Statue (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 234° SW
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 32.7 mi, 236° SW
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 32.7 mi, 232° SW
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 33.0 mi, 271° W
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 33.1 mi, 019° N
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 33.1 mi, 019° N
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.0 mi, 301° NW · 10k acres

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