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Red Bud Illinois Map

Explore Red Bud, 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 Red Bud, Illinois

How to Use This Red Bud, Illinois Map

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

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	Red Bud
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Randolph County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.211717
Longitude	-89.994274
Population	3,804
Density	559.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62278
Area Code	217
County Seat	Chester
School District	Red Bud Community Unit School District 132

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About Red Bud, Illinois

Red Bud is a locality in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,804. The population density is 559.9 people per km². Red Bud is located at 38.2117°N, 89.9943°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Red Bud is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62278.

Red Bud claims its place upon the vast, fertile expanse of the Midwestern interior, where the horizon stretches wide across open fields of corn and soybeans. It lies 12.0 miles southeast of Waterloo, IL (from Waterloo, IL: bearing 135°T), and is situated 19.6 miles southeast of Columbia. The land here remains defined by the persistent, quiet presence of Black Creek winding through the nearby lowlands, its waters cutting a subtle path toward the distance. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain rises toward the slopes of Tamarawa Ridge, a geological spine that breaks the monotony of the flat plains. Residents often find a moment of stillness at Red Bud City Hall Park, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and the changing seasons. The light at dusk settles over the nearby Horse Prairie with a golden, lingering intensity, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to define the very edges of the earth.

Red Bud carries the weight of a settlement forged by the persistent labor of those who turned the wild prairie into a center of agrarian industry. Life in Red Bud moves in synchronicity with the cycles of the harvest, a rhythm established long ago by the families who built their lives around the local trade and the processing of the surrounding grain. While Lake Emmett offers a quiet contrast to the industrious activity of the nearby farms, the local economy remains anchored to the productivity of the soil and the steady commerce of its main streets. The architecture of the older buildings, constructed from sturdy brick and limestone, stands as a quiet acknowledgment of the generations who recognized the potential in this inland stretch of Illinois. Everyday life maintains a grounded, deliberate pace, where the connections between neighbors remain as enduring as the landscape itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Red Bud Area Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 123° SE
Ratz Memorial City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 299° NW
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 242° SW
Red Bud Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 292° W
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 043° NE
Bradley Branch Woods (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 295° NW
Waterloo Sportsman's Club (Park) — 6.4 mi, 296° NW
Renault Cave System (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 237° SW
Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 245° SW
Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 200° S
World War One Doughboy (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 309° NW
Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 190° S
Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 107° E
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 112° E
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.2 mi, 169° S · 16k acres
September 11 Memorial Walkway of Southern Illinois (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 001° N
Gummershiemer Memorial (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 324° NW
Bob's Memorial (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 324° NW
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 003° N
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 002° N
Tweed Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 23.3 mi, 317° NW
Village Theatre (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 347° N
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 119° SE
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 010° N
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 010° N
Wildfruit Gallery (Gallery) — 28.3 mi, 332° NW
Janes and Pang Atelier (Arts Centre) — 28.8 mi, 334° NW
Mill Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 139° SE
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 30.5 mi, 143° SE · 274k acres
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 31.8 mi, 190° S · 1.5M acres

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