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Villa Ridge Illinois Map

Explore Villa Ridge, 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 Villa Ridge, Illinois

How to Use This Villa Ridge, Illinois Map

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

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	Villa Ridge
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Pulaski County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.158662
Longitude	-89.194798
Population	780
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62964, 62996
Area Code	618
County Seat	Mound City

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About Villa Ridge, Illinois

Villa Ridge is a locality in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Villa Ridge is located at 37.1587°N, 89.1948°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62964, 62996.

Villa Ridge occupies a quiet stretch of land where the flat persistence of the Midwest begins to yield to the subtle, wrinkled character of the southern Illinois terrain. It lies 39.3 miles south of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 178°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-northeast of Charleston. Boar Creek marks the earth a mile away, carving a modest path through the soil that feeds the low-lying moisture of the region. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Gilson Hills rises against the sky, providing a firm boundary to the horizon, while the nearby Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge maintains a vast, quiet sanctuary for the migratory life that cycles through these fields. The air here holds a particular weight at dusk, settling into the damp, cooling hollows with a stillness that makes the tall grasses seem to hold their breath until the first crickets stir.

Villa Ridge maintains a steady, deliberate pace defined by the cycle of the seasons and the long-standing agricultural rhythm that dictates the local economy. The proximity to Kays Lake offers a singular, reflective point in the landscape, a place where the water catches the pale light of late afternoon and mirrors the shifting clouds above. While Beech Hollow lies eight miles distant, its presence is felt in the way the local topography drains toward the lower reaches, influencing the patterns of the farms and the small plots that have defined the use of this land for generations. Life here moves without pretense, grounded in the seasonal labor of the fields and the endurance of a landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the clamor of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.9 mi, 280° W · 33k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 279° W · 274k acres
Horseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 256° W
Ballard Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 110° E
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 8.0 mi, 245° SW
Desert Storm Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 177° S
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 338° N · 7,712 acres
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 172° S
Caboose (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 171° S
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 174° S
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 172° S
Fort Defiance Park (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 168° S
Lower Cache River Access Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.4 mi, 039° NE
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 166° S
Proceeding On (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 166° S
Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 156° SE
Chief's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 156° SE
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 041° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 036° NE · 665 acres
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 325° NW
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 301° NW
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 091° E
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 091° E
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 353° N
Fort Massac (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 092° E
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.7 mi, 338° N · 5,830 acres
Malco (Cinema) — 28.3 mi, 227° SW
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.1 mi, 337° NW · 4,739 acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 29.3 mi, 334° NW · 1,959 acres
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 099° E

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