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Rockwood Illinois Map

Explore Rockwood, 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 Rockwood, Illinois

How to Use This Rockwood, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.840607
Longitude	-89.700659
Population	32
Density	58.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62280
Area Code	217
County Seat	Chester
School District	Chester Community Unit School District 139

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About Rockwood, Illinois

Rockwood is a locality in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 58.3 people per km². Rockwood is located at 37.8406°N, 89.7007°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62280.

Rockwood emerges from the quiet intersection of limestone bluffs and the persistent, low-slung geography of the interior plains. It lies 27.6 miles west-northwest of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 287°T), and is situated 8.3 miles southeast of Chester. Rock Creek carves a narrow, winding artery through the earth here, its waters cutting through the landscape with a persistent, quiet force that shapes the local topography before slipping toward the greater river system. To the north, the elevation shifts as the land rises toward the silhouette of Saint Cosme Hill, a landmark that anchors the horizon against the wide, shifting Midwestern sky. The air in Rockwood carries the scent of damp earth and deep woodland, a stillness that feels heavy with the accumulation of seasons, while the Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge provides a vast, protected expanse where the riverine ecosystem dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the natural world.

History in Rockwood remains tethered to the river corridor, where the rhythms of regional commerce once relied heavily on the transit of goods through the valley. While the bustle of earlier industrial eras has faded, the local economy continues to draw its character from the surrounding agricultural fields and the rugged terrain of Big Hollow. Life here is governed by the cyclical demands of the land, far removed from the urban density of the northern grid, and the residents maintain a connection to the quietude of the backcountry. Ten miles distant, Kinkaid Lake serves as the primary reservoir for the region, offering a serene contrast to the flowing currents of the nearby creeks. This is a place defined by its edges, where the intersection of water and bedrock creates a landscape that favors patience over speed, and where the light of late afternoon turns the limestone cliffs a pale, dusty gold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.1 mi, 203° SW · 16k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 083° E · 274k acres
Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 311° NW
Mississippi River - Mudds Landing (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 301° NW
Swayne Hollow State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 039° NE
Swayne Hollow SNA (Nature Reserve) — 4.4 mi, 040° NE
Mill Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.7 mi, 037° NE
Pyroglyphics (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 042° NE
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 084° E · 7,712 acres
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 239° SW
Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 11.6 mi, 226° SW
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 043° NE
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 102° E
Main Lookout (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 123° SE
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 358° N
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 20.5 mi, 105° E
Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 359° N
Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 297° NW
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.6 mi, 138° SE · 4,739 acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 22.3 mi, 142° SE · 1,959 acres
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 124° SE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 136° SE · 5,830 acres
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 122° SE
Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 25.1 mi, 308° NW
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 093° E
Unknown Departed Memorial (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 094° E
Old Train Depot (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 093° E
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 108° E
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 106° E
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.4 mi, 106° E · 91k acres

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