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Atwater Illinois Map

Explore Atwater, 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 Atwater, Illinois

How to Use This Atwater, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.332828
Longitude	-89.725094
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62572, 62511
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlinville

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About Atwater, Illinois

Atwater is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Atwater is located at 39.3328°N, 89.7251°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62572, 62511.

Atwater emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of grain silos and low-slung rooftops. It lies 23.7 miles south of Chatham, IL (from Chatham, IL: bearing 183°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-northeast of Carlinville. The land here maintains a steady, rhythmic incline, interrupted only by the modest rise of Coops Mound three miles away and the slow, deliberate turn of Macoupin Creek as it winds just a mile from the center. Light in this region possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity at dusk, casting long, ochre shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the stillness of the soil. Beyond the immediate perimeter of the village, the terrain settles into a vast, agricultural expanse where the wind moves through the stalks with a persistent, dry whisper, unburdened by any interference from distant ranges or coastal air.

Atwater preserves a character defined by the cyclical labor of the harvest, an economy tethered deeply to the black, fertile loam that has dictated the rhythm of local life for generations. While the Carlinville Railroad Prairie seven miles away offers a protected glimpse of the region's original, wilder state, the surrounding acreage remains dominated by a methodical cultivation that defines the identity of the people who reside here. Residents often look toward the nearby Standard City Lake when the summer heat settles over the cornfields, finding a brief respite in the cool, still water that mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked Midwestern sky. The pace of life in Atwater follows the seasons, marked by the mechanical hum of machinery in the autumn and the quiet, snow-dusted introspection of winter, maintaining a stoic resilience that remains indifferent to the changing fashions of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 090° E
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 326° NW
Carlinville Fairground (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 259° W
Carlinville Country Club (Park) — 8.2 mi, 239° SW
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 248° W
Weigh Station Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 8.4 mi, 148° SE
Oak Leaf Country Club (Park) — 8.5 mi, 333° NW
Roberts Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 130° SE
American Legion Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 243° SW
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 251° W
Gillespie (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 207° SW
Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 180° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.5 mi, 350° N
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 236° SW
Mother Jones Monument (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 181° S
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 030° NE
Illinois Traction System (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 189° S
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 188° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 211° SW
Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 058° NE
Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 057° NE
Trutter Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 013° N
Christian County Coal Mine Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 057° NE
Rotary Sundial (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 008° N
Selvaggio Historic Arches (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 008° N
Impermanent Column (Public Artwork) — 28.2 mi, 011° N
Route 66 Drive In (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 005° N
The Muni (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 015° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.6 mi, 272° W · 665 acres
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.3 mi, 214° SW · 32k acres

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