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Nason Illinois Map

Explore Nason, 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 Nason, Illinois

How to Use This Nason, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.176161
Longitude	-88.967569
Population	199
Density	84.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62816, 62866
Area Code	618
County Seat	Mount Vernon
School District	Waltonville Community Unit School District 1

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About Nason, Illinois

Nason is a locality in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 199. The population density is 84.3 people per km². Nason is located at 38.1762°N, 88.9676°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nason is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62816, 62866.

Nason occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the steady, rhythmic labor of agriculture and the deep, silent cooling of the soil. It lies 10.4 miles south-southwest of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 200°T), and is situated 7.4 miles northeast of Sesser. The landscape here is characterized by a flat, expansive openness that catches the low-slung light of dusk, turning the fields into a sea of amber and bruised violet. A mile away, the surface of Mine Number 21 Reservoir holds a mirror to the clouds, while the nearby Big Muddy River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, marking the transition from open farmland to the wooded fringes that cluster toward the water’s edge. To the distant northeast, the silhouette of Moores Hill rises like a subtle hesitation in the otherwise level plains, offering a singular point of focus against the vast, shifting sky.

Nason emerged from the industrious pulse of the coal era, carrying the weight of a history built upon the extraction of earth’s dark resources. The local economy, once tethered to the deep shafts that defined the region’s early labor, has transitioned into a quieter existence that honors the land’s enduring capacity for crop production. Recreational life finds a steady beat at Rend Lake, a REC that draws those seeking the solitude of the woods and the stillness of the water, providing a necessary counterpoint to the industrious legacy of the mines. The character of Nason remains rooted in this pragmatism, a place where the pace of life follows the seasonal turning of the fields rather than the urgency of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 221° SW
Waterfow Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 090° E
Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 046° NE
Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.8 mi, 163° S
Statue of Custard Stand (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 219° SW
Miner Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 218° SW
White Oak (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 193° S
Lincoln Park (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 011° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 014° N
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 072° E
Fishin' Hole Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 170° S
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.8 mi, 013° N
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 012° N
George Harrison (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 168° S
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 246° SW
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 211° SW
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 192° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.4 mi, 196° S · 91k acres
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 202° S
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 204° SW
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 203° SW
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 34.8 mi, 215° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 35.3 mi, 216° SW · 274k acres
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 37.4 mi, 164° S · 7,712 acres
Johnson Creek Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.6 mi, 232° SW
Looking Glass Enterprises (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 143° SE
David Nave Insurance (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 143° SE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.4 mi, 188° S · 4,387 acres
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.0 mi, 158° S · 3,740 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.9 mi, 228° SW · 16k acres

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