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Woodlawn Illinois Map

Explore Woodlawn, 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 Woodlawn, Illinois

How to Use This Woodlawn, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.328269
Longitude	-89.034467
Population	617
Density	279.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60637, 62898
Area Code	312, 773, 618
County Seat	Mount Vernon
School District	Woodlawn Unit District 209

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About Woodlawn, Illinois

Woodlawn is a locality in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 617. The population density is 279.6 people per km². Woodlawn is located at 38.3283°N, 89.0345°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Woodlawn is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60637, 62898.

Woodlawn emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois interior as a collection of quiet streets defined by the seasonal pulse of the surrounding farmland. It lies 7.1 miles west of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 277°T), and is situated 14.5 miles south-southeast of Centralia. The earth here is heavy and dark, a vast grid of corn and soybean stalks that sway in unison under the vast, unrelenting sky. A mile to the west, the Big Muddy River carves a slow, deliberate path through the silt, its waters reflecting the muted gray of early spring clouds. Five miles out, the still surface of Peckerwood Lake offers a mirror to the passing weather, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pelican Pouch range anchors the far-off western skyline. At dusk, the light stretches thin across the fields, turning the soil into a bruised violet hue and casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the stark, horizontal geometry of the landscape.

Woodlawn maintains a pace dictated by the rhythms of harvest and the persistence of its Midwestern roots. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, with silos serving as the vertical markers of the region’s long-standing agricultural commitments. Residents find respite in the quiet trails of Lincoln Park, where the land is preserved in a more deliberate, uncultivated state, offering a reprieve from the relentless efficiency of the neighboring fields. Life in Woodlawn operates with a functional, unadorned grace, where the history of the place is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of its brick storefronts and the steady, quiet maintenance of its public spaces. The people here move with a deliberate familiarity, recognizing that the character of their locality is shaped by the same patience required to coax a living from the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lincoln Park (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 114° SE
Aquatic Zoo Park (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 110° E
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 087° E
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 101° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 102° E
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 090° E
Unique Stones (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 102° E
Granada (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 096° E
Mt. Vernon Game Propagation Center (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 131° SE
Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 169° S
Waterfow Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 156° SE
Cardinal Point Witness Corner (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 330° NW
Third Principal Meridian (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 330° NW
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 120° SE
White Oak (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 174° S
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 229° SW
Party Cove (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 334° NW
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 30.7 mi, 026° NE
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 084° E
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 197° S
Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 38.6 mi, 251° W
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 187° S · 91k acres
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 39.3 mi, 183° S
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 249° W
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 043° NE
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 42.3 mi, 203° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 42.6 mi, 204° SW · 274k acres
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 44.8 mi, 203° SW · 7,712 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 48.5 mi, 182° S · 4,387 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.1 mi, 226° SW · 16k acres

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