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Robbs Illinois Map

Explore Robbs, 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 Robbs, Illinois

How to Use This Robbs, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.45894
Longitude	-88.699778
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62985, 62976
Area Code	618
County Seat	Golconda

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About Robbs, Illinois

Robbs is a locality in Pope County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Robbs is located at 37.4589°N, 88.6998°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62985, 62976.

Robbs emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of the Shawnee National Forest as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 22.7 miles southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 146°T), and is situated 26.5 miles north-northwest of Paducah. Bay Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid light that settles over the fields in the late afternoon. To the east, the silhouette of Johnson Ridge provides a rugged horizon, while the proximity of Simpson Lake offers a stillness that defines the local atmosphere. The air here carries the weight of inland summers, a thick, fertile heat that softens the edges of the distant, rolling terrain and settles into the shadows of the nearby Jackson Hollow.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Robbs, where the economy is measured in the seasonal cycle of growth and harvest that dictates the pace of life. Residents often navigate the local landscape via the River to River Trail, a path that links the community to the wider, wilder reaches of the Shawnee National Forest. The history of the locality is etched into the soil itself, a record of settlement that favors the slow, deliberate work of those who tend the land. Beyond the occasional sound of heavy machinery or the rustle of leaves near Cedar Falls, the silence is profound, revealing a place where the gravity of the Midwestern interior feels absolute and unshakable.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 318° NW · 274k acres
University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 0.1 mi, 227° SW
Simpson Township Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 2.6 mi, 303° NW
Jackson Falls (Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 015° N
CCC Tree Planting (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 151° SE
Hogg's Bluff (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 316° NW
Boating (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 323° NW
Woodmanship (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 323° NW
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 324° NW
50 Years (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 324° NW
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 5.8 mi, 334° NW · 7,712 acres
Bay Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.6 mi, 031° NE · 2,760 acres
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.7 mi, 017° N · 3,740 acres
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 321° NW
Skinner Farm State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 246° SW
Old Wall (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 066° NE
Schwegman Ecological Area (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 288° W
Bulge Hole Ecological Area (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 284° W
Cache River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 236° SW
Carrier Mills Archaeological District (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 018° N
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.9 mi, 313° NW · 91k acres
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 241° SW · 33k acres
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 185° S
George Rodgers Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.9 mi, 182° S
Martha's Theatre (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 315° NW
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 173° S
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 167° S
Market House Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 167° S
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 40.3 mi, 278° W · 1,959 acres
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 41.8 mi, 141° SE · 171k acres

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