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New Baden Illinois Map

Explore New Baden, 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 New Baden, Illinois

How to Use This New Baden, Illinois Map

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

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	New Baden
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.535049
Longitude	-89.70065
Population	3,428
Density	725.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62265
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlyle
School District	Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

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About New Baden, Illinois

New Baden is a locality in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,428. The population density is 725.2 people per km². New Baden is located at 38.5350°N, 89.7006°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Baden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62265.

New Baden rises from the flat, industrious plains of southern Illinois where the sky exerts a heavy, singular influence over the horizon. It lies 10.8 miles east of Shiloh, IL (from Shiloh, IL: bearing 100°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-northeast of Mascoutah. The landscape here favors the wide-open geometry of agriculture, defined by the quiet persistence of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Berger Hill. Moisture gathers in the low-lying reaches of Queens Lake Branch, a waterway that marks the land with a subtle, dark ribbon just a mile from the center of activity. Residents often find respite in the green expanse of New Baden Community Park, where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses into a pale, flickering gold, grounding the atmosphere in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Economic life in New Baden evolved from the rhythm of the rail and the coal seams that once drew settlers to the region, creating a foundation of grit and Midwestern pragmatism. While the heavy industry of the past has softened into a quieter residential pace, the connection to the earth remains, tethered by the nearby waters of Horseshoe Lake. The character of New Baden is etched in the brick facades that line the streets, reflecting a history of German migration and the enduring labor of those who turned this prairie soil into a permanent home. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, defined less by the frantic speed of the wider world and more by the seasonal turn of the crops and the steady, reliable glow of porch lights as evening settles over the grid.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Baden Community Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 098° E
Art Classics, Ltd. (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 013° N
Trenton Community Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 017° N
St Francis of Assisi (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 045° NE
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 047° NE
Sipple Slough Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 136° SE
In Memory of Robert (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 047° NE
Kaskaskia River - Carlyle (Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 118° SE
Locust Hills Golf Course (Park) — 7.9 mi, 306° NW
Golf Course (Park) — 8.2 mi, 278° W
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 289° W
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 289° W
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 202° S
7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 (Viewpoint) — 14.3 mi, 326° NW
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 263° W
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 15.3 mi, 265° W
Browns Mound (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 317° NW
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 292° W
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 20.6 mi, 069° E
Mound 55 (Historic Ruins) — 21.1 mi, 293° NW
Village Theatre (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 277° W
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.4 mi, 298° NW
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 22.9 mi, 320° NW
Mustang Corral (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 313° NW
Town & Country Motel sign (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 313° NW
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 23.9 mi, 316° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 322° NW
Poag Sand Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 25.2 mi, 314° NW
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 26.8 mi, 284° W · 85 acres
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.8 mi, 310° NW · 32k acres

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