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Saint Jacob Illinois Map

Explore Saint Jacob, 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 Saint Jacob, Illinois

How to Use This Saint Jacob, Illinois Map

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

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	Saint Jacob
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Madison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.713936
Longitude	-89.76815
Population	1,160
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62281
Area Code	217
County Seat	Edwardsville

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About Saint Jacob, Illinois

Saint Jacob is a locality in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,160. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Saint Jacob is located at 38.7139°N, 89.7682°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62281.

Saint Jacob marks the horizon with a quiet, expansive grace, where the flat, fertile plains of Illinois stretch toward an infinite sky. It lies 5.5 miles west-southwest of Highland, IL (from Highland, IL: bearing 251°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east of Troy. The landscape is defined by the steady, unadorned work of the seasons, as the winds sweep across open fields that hold the scent of turned earth and ripening crops. Less than a mile away, the waters of Lake Fork trace a slow, deliberate path through the basin, carving a subtle depression into the land that remains damp and verdant even during the height of the summer heat. Five miles to the east, the rise of Neudeckers Mountain breaks the uniformity of the vista, a modest elevation that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon, casting deep shadows over the grasses of St. Jacob Township Park.

Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Saint Jacob, anchoring the lives of its inhabitants to the reliable cycles of planting and harvest. The economy remains tethered to this agricultural heritage, though the spirit of the place is equally shaped by the quiet persistence of those who call these plains home. Residents often gather at St. Jacob Township Park, where the air feels cooler under the canopy of trees, offering a reprieve from the brilliant, unrelenting sun of the Midwest. Life moves with an observant stillness here, far from the restless energy of the coast, defined instead by the proximity of Sportsman Lake and the small, essential rhythms of a life lived close to the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

St. Jacob Township Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 244° SW
7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 264° W
Korte Recreation Center Park (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 060° NE
Silver Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 047° NE
World War II Tank (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 355° N
Spencer Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 279° W
MSgt Gregory T. Kuhse (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 280° W
Browns Mound (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 265° W
Locust Hills Golf Course (Park) — 7.5 mi, 202° S
Highland Country Club (Park) — 7.6 mi, 054° NE
Mct Schoolhouse Trail Spur (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 278° W
Art Classics, Ltd. (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 149° SE
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 223° SW
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 223° SW
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 12.2 mi, 295° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 302° NW
Mustang Corral (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 284° W
Town & Country Motel sign (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 284° W
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 13.9 mi, 290° W
Poag Sand Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 15.3 mi, 290° W
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 253° W
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 267° W
Stockade (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 257° W
Bel Air drive in sign (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 282° W
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 18.0 mi, 220° SW
Hartford Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.1 mi, 289° W
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.2 mi, 292° W · 32k acres
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 23.0 mi, 099° E
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 23.1 mi, 255° W · 85 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.9 mi, 228° SW · 16k acres

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