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Olmsted Illinois Map

Explore Olmsted, 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 Olmsted, Illinois

How to Use This Olmsted, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.180607
Longitude	-89.088961
Population	285
Density	32.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62970
Area Code	618
County Seat	Mound City
School District	Meridian Community Unit School District 101

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About Olmsted, Illinois

Olmsted is a locality in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 285. The population density is 32.7 people per km². Olmsted is located at 37.1806°N, 89.0890°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Olmsted is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62970.

Olmsted manifests as a quiet intersection of horizon and water, where the expansive Midwestern sky presses down upon the fertile, alluvial soil of the southern Illinois plains. It lies 38.4 miles south of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 169°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west of Metropolis. The landscape here unfolds in subtle, deliberate shifts, characterized by flat stretches of farmland that surrender eventually to the dense, verdant timber bordering the Ohio River. To the north, the silhouette of Butter Ridge punctuates the distance, a faint, serrated line against the pale blue, while the proximity of Little Turner Lake provides a localized stillness, its surface often mirroring the heavy, humid clouds that drift inland. The air carries the scent of damp earth and river silt, a constant reminder of the slow, persistent movement of water that defines the physical limits of the terrain.

Olmsted retains a character forged by the rhythm of industrial transit and the quietude of its surroundings, serving as a point of convergence for those who work the land and the waterways. The presence of the Ballard Wildlife Management Area provides a necessary counterpoint to the nearby commerce, preserving a sanctuary where the dense vegetation remains largely undisturbed by the passage of time. Economic life remains tethered to the movement of materials along the Ohio River, a silent, industrious current that has long dictated the flow of trade through this region. Life in Olmsted possesses a deliberate, unadorned quality, where the primary concerns are the cycle of the seasons, the maintenance of the levees, and the enduring, stoic work of those who recognize the weight of the geography they inhabit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ballard Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 138° SE
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.4 mi, 022° N · 33k acres
Boatwright Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 193° S
Lower Cache River Access Area (Nature Reserve) — 8.3 mi, 013° N
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 037° NE
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 9.5 mi, 264° W · 274k acres
Cache River Wetlands Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 039° NE
Hickory Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 10.9 mi, 005° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.3 mi, 016° N · 665 acres
Jean Farwell Overloop (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 040° NE
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 310° NW · 7,712 acres
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 200° S
Caboose (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 199° S
Desert Storm Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 204° SW
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 13.2 mi, 199° S
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 201° S
Fort Defiance Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 194° S
Proceeding On (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 192° S
Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 181° S
Chief's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 181° S
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 096° E
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 095° E
Fort Massac (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 097° E
Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 026° NE
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 104° E
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 340° N
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 103° E
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.0 mi, 330° NW · 5,830 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.3 mi, 359° N · 4,387 acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 31.1 mi, 323° NW · 1,959 acres

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