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Ozark Illinois Map

Explore Ozark, 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 Ozark, Illinois

How to Use This Ozark, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.54255
Longitude	-88.762838
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62972
Area Code	618
County Seat	Vienna

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About Ozark, Illinois

Ozark is a locality in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Ozark is located at 37.5425°N, 88.7628°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62972.

Ozark maintains a quiet presence amidst the dense, tangled greenery of the Shawnee National Forest, where the earth hums with the slow, persistent movement of Ozark Creek. It lies 16.0 miles southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 144°T), and is situated 18.2 miles southwest of Harrisburg. The landscape unfolds in a series of rugged limestone bluffs and deep, shadowed depressions, including the nearby Katy Reid Hollow, which keeps the air cool and damp even during the height of summer. The light here filters through the canopy in muted, shifting patterns, illuminating the moss-covered rocks and the dark, leaf-strewn soil that characterizes this inland terrain. Just two miles away, the cascading waters of Cedar Falls drop over weathered stone, providing a rhythmic, percussive sound that carries through the woods, while the calm surface of Cedar Lake serves as a reflective anchor for the surrounding wilderness.

Ozark emerged from a history of small-scale extraction and agrarian labor, reflecting a resilience forged in the shadow of Wise Ridge. The local economy persists in a delicate balance with the environment, drawing its character from the timber and mineral wealth that once defined the region’s early development. Residents of Ozark honor the slow, deliberate pace of the interior highlands, where the passage of time is measured more by the seasonal changes in the forest than by the hurried pulse of distant urban centers. Although the River to River Trail lies six miles away, drawing explorers into the deeper reaches of the forest, the immediate vicinity remains a place of relative solitude, defined by the steady, unpretentious labor of those who manage the land and hold to the quiet traditions of the Southern Illinois interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 099° E · 7,712 acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 117° SE · 274k acres
50 Years (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 165° S
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 165° S
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 294° NW
Woodmanship (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 167° S
Boating (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 164° S
Cedar Falls (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 142° SE
Simpson Township Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 4.5 mi, 164° S
University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 4.9 mi, 174° S
Jackson Falls (Nature Reserve) — 5.0 mi, 117° SE
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.3 mi, 078° E · 3,740 acres
Bay Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.4 mi, 079° E · 2,760 acres
Schwegman Ecological Area (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 248° W
Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 245° SW
Skinner Farm State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 257° W
CCC Tree Planting (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 150° SE
Carrier Mills Archaeological District (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 045° NE
Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 021° N
Lakeview School (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 044° NE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.5 mi, 305° NW · 91k acres
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 310° NW
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.8 mi, 235° SW · 33k acres
Cheif Tecumseh Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.7 mi, 063° NE
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 311° NW
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 299° NW
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 269° W
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 176° S
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 36.4 mi, 270° W · 1,959 acres
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 48.5 mi, 142° SE · 171k acres

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