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Nebo Illinois Map

Explore Nebo, 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 Nebo, Illinois

How to Use This Nebo, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.442548
Longitude	-90.790961
Population	282
Density	250.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62355
Area Code	217
County Seat	Pittsfield
School District	Pikeland Community Unit School District 10

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About Nebo, Illinois

Nebo is a locality in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 250.9 people per km². Nebo is located at 39.4425°N, 90.7910°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nebo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62355.

Nebo occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, where the land stretches out in a series of modest, cultivated undulations that catch the long, golden light of the afternoon. It lies 36.1 miles southwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 236°T), and is situated 11.4 miles south of Pittsfield. Spring Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets that offer a cool respite from the heat of the summer sun. To the west, the terrain rises toward the distant silhouette of Robert Hill, while the nearby depression of Howell Hollow creates a natural catch-basin for the morning mist. The soil here possesses a heavy, dark fertility, and the air carries a crisp, earthen scent that lingers long after the shadows of the oaks have stretched across the fields.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the economy in Nebo, with wide, orderly rows of corn and soybeans defining the horizon and dictating the seasonal cadence of local life. The influence of the Alton Wood River Sportsmens Club provides a necessary sanctuary for those seeking the stillness of the woods, a stark contrast to the industrious hum of the regional grain elevators. History remains etched in the modest architecture of the main thoroughfares, where the brick structures speak of a legacy built on the labor of the land. Residents find a familiar rhythm in the passage of the seasons, often traveling toward the waters of Pecan Lake when the work of the harvest is finally done and the fields lie fallow under a vast, open sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alton Wood River Sportsmens Club (Park) — 5.9 mi, 223° SW
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.8 mi, 213° SW · 10k acres
Carrol Island Boat Ramp (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 198° S
Riprap Landing Woods (Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 180° S
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.7 mi, 176° S · 7,659 acres
Calumet Creek Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 252° W
Kampsville Archeology Center (Park) — 11.1 mi, 074° E
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 11.6 mi, 072° E
Kamp Mound Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 130° SE
McCulley Heritage Project (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 140° SE
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 13.7 mi, 272° W
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 136° SE
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 14.0 mi, 271° W
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.0 mi, 140° SE
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 307° NW
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.1 mi, 141° SE
America's Most Wanted Bird (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 011° N
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 19.2 mi, 179° S
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 333° NW
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 082° E
Cuivre River State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 197° S
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 348° N
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 057° NE
William Henry Hatch (Monument) — 35.4 mi, 301° NW
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 35.4 mi, 302° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 302° NW
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 35.8 mi, 056° NE
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.5 mi, 303° NW
Vandalia Historical Center (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 256° W
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 77.1 mi, 243° SW · 1.5M acres

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