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Paderborn Illinois Map

Explore Paderborn, 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 Paderborn, Illinois

How to Use This Paderborn, Illinois Map

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

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	Paderborn
State	Illinois (IL)
County	St. Clair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.360329
Longitude	-90.042608
Population	35
Density	90.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62298
Area Code	217
County Seat	Belleville
School District	Freeburg Community High School District 77

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About Paderborn, Illinois

Paderborn is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 35. The population density is 90.1 people per km². Paderborn is located at 38.3603°N, 90.0426°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62298.

Paderborn occupies a quiet stretch of the Illinois landscape where the Prairie du Long Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 6.1 miles east-northeast of Waterloo, IL (from Waterloo, IL: bearing 74°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-southwest of Freeburg. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a heavy, grounded atmosphere that settles over the fields long before the sun dips below the horizon. To the east, the distant silhouette of Tamarawa Ridge rises as a faint, jagged ink-line against the sky, while the nearby Broad Hollow offers a slight dip in the terrain that traps the morning mist. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Smithton Sportmans Club Lake reflect the changing colors of the seasons, providing a stillness that complements the steady, unadorned character of the surrounding plains.

Paderborn reflects the industrious spirit of settlers who arrived to work the heavy, fertile soil, turning the vast expanse into a mosaic of corn and soybean production. The local economy remains tethered to this rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest, a labor that defines the passage of time more accurately than any clock. While larger centers of activity like Smithton City Park provide a place for the surrounding residents to gather, Paderborn maintains its own solitary focus on the land and the steady maintenance of its rural infrastructure. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a season, where the primary concerns are the moisture in the dirt and the health of the crop, leaving the residents to cultivate a quiet resilience that persists through the changing years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Konarcik Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 256° W
County Farm and Nature Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 014° N
Golf Course (Park) — 5.6 mi, 272° W
World War One Doughboy (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 246° SW
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 129° SE
Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 101° E
September 11 Memorial Walkway of Southern Illinois (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 018° N
Red Bud Area Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 166° S
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 019° N
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 017° N
Gummershiemer Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 304° NW
Bob's Memorial (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 303° NW
Frank Holten State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 351° N
Village Theatre (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 347° N
Tweed Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 14.9 mi, 297° NW
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 255° W · 16k acres
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 024° NE
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 024° NE
Wildfruit Gallery (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 323° NW
Janes and Pang Atelier (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 327° NW
Salon and Gallery (Gallery) — 18.9 mi, 329° NW
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 331° NW
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 357° N
Mississippi River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.5 mi, 338° N
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 19.5 mi, 337° NW · 85 acres
Gateway Arch Riverboats (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 337° NW
Museum at the Gateway Arch (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 337° NW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.7 mi, 347° N · 32k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 40.5 mi, 149° SE · 274k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 41.7 mi, 184° S · 1.5M acres

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