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Shobonier Illinois Map

Explore Shobonier, 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 Shobonier, Illinois

How to Use This Shobonier, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.869491
Longitude	-89.088676
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62885
Area Code	618
County Seat	Vandalia

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About Shobonier, Illinois

Shobonier is a locality in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Shobonier is located at 38.8695°N, 89.0887°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62885.

Shobonier remains a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the sky asserts its dominance over the horizon. It lies 23.9 miles north of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 6°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Vandalia. The landscape around Shobonier is defined by the steady, unyielding reach of the Illinois prairie, punctuated by the modest rise of The Mound two miles to the west. A mile away, the dark, rhythmic flow of Cassar Creek carves a narrow path through the soil, while the still, reflective surface of Horseshoe Lake rests three miles distant, serving as a sanctuary for the local flora. When the afternoon light begins to thin, the tall grasses and cultivated fields take on a muted, copper hue, casting long shadows that emphasize the profound silence of this inland geography.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence here, as the seasonal rotation of corn and soybeans patterns the land in shades of deep green and harvest gold. This reliance on the soil is a legacy that mirrors the region's long-standing connection to the quiet productivity of the midwestern interior. Residents often look toward the Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, located four miles away, for a connection to the wilder, marshy fringes of the local ecosystem. Life in Shobonier moves with the deliberate patience of a pendulum, indifferent to the frantic pace of distant urban centers, finding its own meaning in the simple, repetitive labor of the harvest and the persistent, shifting winds that sweep across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 253° W
Simms Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 353° N
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 357° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 360° N
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 358° N
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 347° N
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 226° SW
East Fork Management Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 203° SW
Party Cove (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 224° SW
Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 123° SE
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 222° SW
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 274° W
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 276° W
Hogue Tower (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 276° W
Claussen Plaza (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 276° W
The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 276° W
Page Circle (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 276° W
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 275° W
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 116° SE
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 121° SE
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 102° E
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 33.4 mi, 061° NE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 34.2 mi, 059° NE
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 059° NE
Henry Eilers Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 34.9 mi, 309° NW
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 000° N
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.3 mi, 268° W · 32k acres
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 57.4 mi, 197° S
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 73.8 mi, 196° S · 274k acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.1 mi, 181° S · 91k acres

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