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Alta Illinois Map

Explore Alta, 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 Alta, Illinois

How to Use This Alta, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.81087
Longitude	-89.634264
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61615, 61001
Area Code	815, 847, 224
County Seat	Peoria

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About Alta, Illinois

Alta is a locality in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Alta is located at 40.8109°N, 89.6343°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61615, 61001.

Alta sprawls across the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 8.4 miles north-northwest of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 344°T), and is situated 5.4 miles northwest of Peoria Heights. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding geometry of farmland, punctuated by the quiet flow of Fargo Run just a mile away, its waters carving a subtle path through the loam. Two miles distant, the surface of Lake of the Woods catches the late afternoon light, turning a deep, reflective copper that mirrors the shifting clouds above. To the west, the far-off silhouette of Hoxie Ridge provides a jagged, distant boundary to an otherwise open vista, while the immediate surroundings are grounded by the presence of Rock Island, which serves as a local anchor for the quiet rhythm of the countryside.

Alta grew from the deep, nutrient-rich soil that has long dictated the pace of life and the shape of the regional economy, favoring the seasonal cycles of the corn and soybean harvest. The labor of the fields remains a silent language spoken by the machinery that moves along the county roads, connecting the modest residences to the broader, industrious spirit of the Midwest. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips into the low, sheltered basin of Moon Hollow, providing a slight variation in the otherwise level topography. While the nearby Spring Branch State Conservation Area offers a dense, wooded reprieve from the open plains, the character of Alta remains tethered to the vast, golden reach of the horizon, where the sun marks the end of the day with a long, lingering glow that settles over the grain silos and the quiet, empty streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 014° N
Alta Gardens (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 089° E
Mount Hawley Manor (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 087° E
Mt Hawley Parcel (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 133° SE
Rock Island Greenway Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 136° SE
Timothy J. Cassidy Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 043° NE
Boyds Hollow Woods (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 106° E
Robinson Park - South (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 082° E
Detweiller Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 115° SE
Jubliee College State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 168° S
Statue of Lion (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 223° SW
Lacroix Rock (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 119° SE
Forest Park Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 144° SE
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.9 mi, 108° E
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 5.8 mi, 155° SE
Ironworkers Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 145° SE
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 154° SE
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.6 mi, 226° SW
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 168° S
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 169° S
Settlement of Peoria Historic Site (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 155° SE
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 164° S
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 8.7 mi, 165° S
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 165° S
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 10.3 mi, 161° S
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 325° NW
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 158° S
Town Theater (Cinema) — 10.7 mi, 046° NE
Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.4 mi, 146° SE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 033° NE · 13k acres

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