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Alexis Illinois Map

Explore Alexis, 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 Alexis, Illinois

How to Use This Alexis, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.06337
Longitude	-90.555968
Population	793
Density	644.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61412
Area Code	815
County Seat	Monmouth
School District	United Community School District 304

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About Alexis, Illinois

Alexis is a locality in Warren County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 793. The population density is 644.6 people per km². Alexis is located at 41.0634°N, 90.5560°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alexis is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61412.

Alexis stretches across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 12.5 miles northwest of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 310°T), and is situated 11.5 miles north-northeast of Monmouth. Toms Creek winds through the low-lying terrain near the edge of the grid, its waters cutting a quiet, muddy path through the silty soil that defines the regional geography. During the humid peak of summer, the air holds a heavy, motionless quality, pressing down on the fields until the heat shimmers in the distance. When autumn arrives, the light transforms, turning the vast agricultural stretches into a palette of burnished copper and deep, bruised gold that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the prairie line.

Alexis maintains a steady, deliberate pace tethered to the cycles of the grain elevator and the seasonal demands of the surrounding farmland. The history of the place is built upon the persistence of those who worked the black, fertile earth, establishing an economy that remains deeply rooted in the production of corn and soybeans. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos, the landscape is punctuated by the occasional silhouette of a distant grain truck or the slow, rhythmic hum of machinery echoing across the flatlands. While the quietude of the plains dominates the everyday experience, the proximity of Lake Storey Park provides a necessary reprieve, offering a sliver of managed woodland and water where the local rhythm finds a moment of stillness away from the furrowed fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.7 mi, 131° SE
Lake Storey Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 124° SE
Cedar Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 186° S
Monmouth Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 202° S
Old Canon (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 206° SW
Citizen's Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 208° SW
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 207° SW
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 129° SE
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 129° SE
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 132° SE
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 128° SE
Public Triangle (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 088° E
Big River State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 271° W
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 263° W
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.4 mi, 264° W
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.4 mi, 279° W · 24k acres
Delabar State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 252° W
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 208° SW
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 068° E
Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 26.8 mi, 243° SW
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 27.0 mi, 359° N
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 153° SE
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 209° SW
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 001° N
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 30.8 mi, 245° SW
Deere Cross (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 006° N
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 001° N
The Oculus (Viewpoint) — 31.6 mi, 004° N
Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 330° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.2 mi, 010° N · 274k acres

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