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Avon Illinois Map

Explore Avon, 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 Avon, Illinois

How to Use This Avon, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.664206
Longitude	-90.434851
Population	704
Density	612.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61415
Area Code	815
County Seat	Lewistown
School District	Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

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About Avon, Illinois

Avon is a locality in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 704. The population density is 612.2 people per km². Avon is located at 40.6642°N, 90.4349°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Avon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61415.

Avon emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet anchor dropped into a sea of corn and soybean stalks. It lies 18.8 miles northeast of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 41°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Abingdon. The land around Avon remains largely defined by the steady, unyielding work of agriculture, where the soil holds a dark, rich intensity that turns deep black under the weight of a summer rain. To the east, the landscape finds a slight interruption in the form of Gallett Creek, a ribbon of moving water that carves a narrow path through the silt, while the calm surface of Avondale Lake offers a mirror to the immense, shifting sky. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy suggestion of Hoxie Ridge reminds the traveler of the vast scale of the continent, standing far enough away to exist only as a phantom silhouette against the violet light of dusk.

Economic rhythms in Avon have long been dictated by the seasonal cycle of the harvest, a tradition that anchors the daily life of those who remain tethered to the grain elevators and the quiet, steady commerce of the main thoroughfares. History remains etched in the simple brick facades that line the streets, reflecting a time when the railroad brought the pulse of the outside world into the center of the plains. Residents often seek the quiet borders of Avondale Lake for respite, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate grace that mirrors the pace of the afternoon. While the nearby basin of Big Hollow creates a subtle dip in the otherwise level topography, the true character of Avon lies in the way the silence of the fields presses against the edges of the grid, reminding every passerby that the land here is vast, ancient, and indifferent to the clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Avondale Lake (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 102° E
Camp Wilderness (Private Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 064° NE
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 061° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 206° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 204° SW
Legion Park (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 008° N
Fairview Fin-Feather Club (Park) — 11.0 mi, 105° E
Double "T" State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 102° E
"trojan Horse" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 215° SW
Nature Conservancy (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 093° E
Camp Ellis (Private Recreation) — 18.5 mi, 170° S
McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 18.6 mi, 225° SW
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 18.7 mi, 225° SW
Chandler Arch (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 221° SW
War of 1812 Monument (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 221° SW
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 293° NW
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 18.8 mi, 221° SW
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.8 mi, 221° SW
Western Illinois Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 221° SW
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 011° N
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 015° N
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 220° SW
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 011° N
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 011° N
Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 230° SW
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 276° W
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 22.2 mi, 233° SW
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.4 mi, 144° SE · 5,262 acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.0 mi, 134° SE · 13k acres
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 31.6 mi, 119° SE

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