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Roodhouse Illinois Map

Explore Roodhouse, 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 Roodhouse, Illinois

How to Use This Roodhouse, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.483936
Longitude	-90.37151
Population	1,578
Density	540.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62082
Area Code	309
County Seat	Carrollton
School District	North Greene Unit School District 3

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About Roodhouse, Illinois

Roodhouse is a locality in Greene County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,578. The population density is 540.6 people per km². Roodhouse is located at 39.4839°N, 90.3715°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Roodhouse is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62082.

Roodhouse occupies a flat expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches thin and pale under an immense, unblinking sky. It lies 18.9 miles south-southwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 204°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-northeast of White Hall. Seminary Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the outskirts, its waters moving with a quiet gravity toward the larger drainages of the region. A mile away, the still surface of Roodhouse Lake catches the amber light of late afternoon, reflecting the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans that define the local geometry. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Tick Ridge rises against the clouds, a distant reminder of the uneven earth that lies beyond the flat, fertile plains. At the center of the grid, Public Square serves as the primary gathering point, its open space allowing the wind to sweep unobstructed through the heart of the village.

History in Roodhouse remains legible in the weathered brick facades and the sturdy, unassuming architecture that favors utility over ornament. Once a significant junction for rail traffic, the economy transitioned slowly away from the clatter of steam and iron to the steady, seasonal pulse of agriculture. Life here moves according to the demands of the soil and the cycles of the harvest, a pattern that has persisted through generations of Midwestern winters and humid summers. While the bustle of the rail era has faded into memory, the character of Roodhouse endures in the quiet maintenance of its streets and the resilience of its people. Residents often look toward the distant terrain of Scott Hollow when the air grows sharp, marking the subtle shifts in climate that dictate the pace of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 021° N
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 335° NW
American Legion Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 109° E
Roodhouse Site (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 018° N
Roodhouse Community Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 168° S
Sandy Creek Baptist Camp (Private Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 310° NW
Greene County Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 180° S
White Hall Sports Club (Park) — 2.8 mi, 180° S
Wolf Run Bow Hunters (Private Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 073° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.6 mi, 205° SW · 665 acres
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 273° W
City of Greenfield Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 138° SE
Kamp Mound Site (Historic Ruins) — 16.9 mi, 232° SW
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 023° NE
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 312° NW
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 225° SW
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 023° NE
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 19.0 mi, 024° NE
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 mi, 225° SW
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.5 mi, 221° SW
America's Most Wanted Bird (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 309° NW
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.4 mi, 238° SW · 10k acres
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 117° SE
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 29.4 mi, 049° NE
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 117° SE
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 31.1 mi, 225° SW
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 295° NW
Raging Rivers Water Park (Attraction) — 35.7 mi, 183° S
Elsah Soldiers (Monument) — 36.4 mi, 179° S
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 36.4 mi, 266° W

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