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Atwood Illinois Map

Explore Atwood, 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 Atwood, Illinois

How to Use This Atwood, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.799477
Longitude	-88.462279
Population	1,116
Density	701.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61913
Area Code	309
County Seat	Tuscola
School District	Arthur Community Unit School District 305

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About Atwood, Illinois

Atwood is a locality in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,116. The population density is 701.8 people per km². Atwood is located at 39.7995°N, 88.4623°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Atwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61913.

Atwood emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, defined by the quiet persistence of the Lake Fork as it cuts a shallow, winding path through the fertile black soil. It lies 22.4 miles north-northwest of Mattoon, IL (from Mattoon, IL: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Tuscola. The landscape here is a study in horizontal lines, where the sky claims more territory than the land, and the light at dusk flattens the fields into a monochromatic sea of deep emerald and pale gold. To the west, the subtle rise of Blue Mound provides the only interruption to an otherwise unbroken vista, a distant landmark that anchors the gaze in a country of endless agricultural geometry. The air carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a heavy, grounded perfume that permeates the quiet streets and the grid of backroads surrounding the settlement.

Atwood sustains itself through the rhythm of the seasons, its economy inextricably linked to the immense productivity of the surrounding grain fields and the industrious pulse of local commerce. While the modern world moves with frantic haste, life here maintains a deliberate pace, punctuated by the seasonal machinery that traverses the plains and the occasional traveler seeking the quietude of the nearby Prairie Wind. History lingers in the brick facades of the center, where the legacy of rail-driven expansion remains etched in the layout of the streets, and the proximity of Lake Shelbyville offers a singular point of respite for those who look toward the water. It is a place of profound stillness, where the labor of the day is measured by the length of the shadows and the slow, steady turning of the wind-swept crops.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 180° S
Eberhardt Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 187° S
Ervin Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 087° E
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 093° E
Hippie Memorial (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 134° SE
Raggedy Ann and Andy Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 134° SE
Historical Marker: Early Settlers of Sadorus (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 027° NE
Historical Marker: Potawatomi Trail of Death (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 027° NE
Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 097° E
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 201° S
Piatt County Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 333° NW
Robert Allerton Park (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 327° NW
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 234° SW
Fort Daniel Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 266° W
Spitler Woods (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 267° W
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 168° S
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 214° SW
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 184° S
Reptiles (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 274° W
Krannert Art Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 030° NE
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 030° NE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 275° W
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 031° NE
Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 24.6 mi, 267° W
Staerkel Planetarium (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 021° N
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 022° N
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 032° NE
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 032° NE
Wabash Station (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 277° W
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 30.2 mi, 150° SE

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