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Washington Park Illinois Map

Explore Washington Park, 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 Washington Park, Illinois

How to Use This Washington Park, Illinois Map

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

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	Washington Park
State	Illinois (IL)
County	St. Clair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.62843
Longitude	-90.092755
Population	2,592
Density	397.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60637, 62204
Area Code	312, 773, 217
County Seat	Belleville
School District	East St. Louis School District 189

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About Washington Park, Illinois

Washington Park is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,592. The population density is 397.0 people per km². Washington Park is located at 38.6284°N, 90.0928°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Washington Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60637, 62204.

Washington Park occupies a low-lying stretch of the American Bottom, where the flat, fertile earth of the plains meets the industrious edge of the regional grid. It lies 3.2 miles east-northeast of East Saint Louis, IL (from East Saint Louis, IL: bearing 77°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east of St. Louis. Louis. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, humid stillness that settles over the Washington Park Open Space, an expanse that keeps the horizon wide and unencumbered by the dense timber found further east. A mile to the west, the sluggish, reed-lined course of Old Cahokia Creek drifts through the silt, while the calm, dark surface of Spring Lake holds the reflection of the clouds in a quiet, undisturbed stillness. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge breaks the monotony of the plain, standing as a silent sentinel over the plains that extend toward the far-off, jagged descent of the Chain of Rocks.

Industrial ambition and the slow, steady persistence of transit corridors have shaped the lifeblood of Washington Park, anchoring its economy in the movement of goods and the labor of the surrounding rail and road networks. The legacy of this locality is bound to the expansion of the neighboring urban centers, creating a rhythm of life that hums with the metallic vibration of passing freight and the daily commute of its residents. Long ago, the nearby depression of Negro Hollow served as a stark reminder of the region’s complex geological and social history, a topography that still dictates the flow of storm water and the layout of the streets today. Even as the pace of commerce shifts, there remains a resilient, grounded character in the way the local sunlight catches the brick facades and weathered iron of the older districts, revealing a place that measures its worth in the steady, quiet endurance of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jackie Joyner Kersee Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 252° W
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 037° NE
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 328° NW
Golf Course (Park) — 1.6 mi, 332° NW
Frank Holten State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 195° S
Fairmont City Site (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 320° NW
Mound 94 (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 041° NE
Mound 59 (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 040° NE
Eagle Park Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 312° NW
Mct Schoolhouse Trail Spur (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 326° NW
Levee Lake (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 036° NE
Village Theatre (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 188° S
Lewis and Clark in Illinois (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 270° W
Malcolm W. Martin (Public Artwork) — 4.5 mi, 265° W
Mississippi River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 265° W
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 4.8 mi, 271° W · 85 acres
The Captain's Return (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 269° W
Gateway Arch Riverboats (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 266° W
Museum at the Gateway Arch (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 267° W
Big Mound Monument (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 282° W
Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 270° W
National Blues Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 272° W
MX Movies & Bar (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 271° W
Ferrara Theatre (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 273° W
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 267° W
Zuka Arts Guild (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 285° W
Des Lee Gallery (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 273° W
Granite City Cinema (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 328° NW
Mosenthein Island (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 310° NW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 343° N · 32k acres

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