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Alvan Illinois Map

Explore Alvan, 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 Alvan, Illinois

How to Use This Alvan, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.307
Longitude	-87.6069
Population	230
Density	88.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61811
Area Code	309
County Seat	Danville

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About Alvan, Illinois

Alvan is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 230. The population density is 88.6 people per km². Alvan is located at 40.3070°N, 87.6069°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61811.

Alvan occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 12.7 miles north of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 6°T), and is situated 15.5 miles west-northwest of Fountain. The landscape surrounding Alvan is defined by the persistent, rhythmic cycle of the seasons, as the North Fork Vermilion River traces a slow, deliberate path through the terrain just a mile away, feeding the lush vegetation of the North Fork Vermilion River PCON. On clear afternoons, the air carries a crisp, dry clarity that brings the distant silhouette of Devils Backbone into sharp, jagged relief against the western edge of the world. The light at dusk here possesses a particular amber weight, settling heavy and golden over the fields until the shadows of the tall grasses lengthen and blur into the deepening gray of the plains.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Alvan, with the land yielding its bounty through the patient work of generations who have long understood the temper of the soil. While the nearby water of Lake DeRevey offers a still, reflective reprieve from the sun, the economy finds its foundation in the vast, cultivated grids of corn and soybeans that define the regional character. Life here moves with a steady, internal gravity, unbothered by the frantic pace of distant centers, favoring instead the persistence of small-scale industry and the deep-rooted habits of agrarian life. History in Alvan is not a loud monument but a subtle layering of wooden grain silos and weathered brick, a quiet continuity that persists even as the seasons turn the landscape from emerald green to the stark, frozen silence of winter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 232° SW
Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 199° S
Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 188° S
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 212° SW
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 187° S
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.4 mi, 236° SW
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.6 mi, 230° SW
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 215° SW
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 223° SW
Trail of Death marker (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 144° SE
Espenscheid Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 183° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 345° N
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 186° S
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 186° S
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 187° S
Vermilion River - Wabash Drainage (Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 186° S
Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 12.8 mi, 194° S
Tilton Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 13.3 mi, 188° S
Portland Arch Nature Preserve (Original) (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 113° SE
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 185° S
Gifford War Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 269° W
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 010° N
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 230° SW
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 34.4 mi, 247° SW
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 34.5 mi, 247° SW
Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 35.1 mi, 082° E
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 35.3 mi, 146° SE
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 247° SW
"140 Steps" (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 144° SE
Shades State Park (State Park) — 36.3 mi, 135° SE

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