Enter your search query in the box below.

Baldwin Illinois Map

Explore Baldwin, 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 Baldwin, Illinois

How to Use This Baldwin, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.183829
Longitude	-89.845152
Population	314
Density	182.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60067, 62217
Area Code	312, 773, 217
County Seat	Chester
School District	Red Bud Community Unit School District 132

🌦 Goto Baldwin Weather Page: Baldwin, Illinois — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Baldwin, Illinois

Baldwin is a locality in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 314. The population density is 182.0 people per km². Baldwin is located at 38.1838°N, 89.8452°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baldwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60067, 62217.

Baldwin defines the quiet intersection of land and sky where the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Tamarawa Ridge. It lies 19.7 miles east-southeast of Waterloo, IL (from Waterloo, IL: bearing 122°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-northwest of Sparta. The landscape around Baldwin unfolds in a series of deliberate, earthy swells, characterized by the rich, dark soil that defines this portion of the interior plains. A mile away, the surface of Baldwin Lake catches the deepening amber of the afternoon sun, its stillness occasionally broken by the movement of waterfowl or the shifting wind. Further afield, the path of Plum Creek carves a subtle, verdant line through the brush, marking the low-lying drainage of the territory. Within the village limits, Village of Baldwin Park serves as a modest green anchor, providing a space where the grass grows thick and the air carries the dry, honest scent of approaching harvest.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictate the pace of life for those who work the fields that extend toward the expansive reach of Horse Prairie. The history of Baldwin is written in the steady persistence of its inhabitants, who have long looked to the patterns of the climate and the yield of the earth to sustain their livelihood. There is a particular weight to the silence here, a quality of stillness that suggests a life lived in accordance with the slow movement of the sun across the canopy. Modern industry shares the landscape with these older, agrarian foundations, creating a blend of utility and tradition that marks the character of the settlement. Even as the days shorten and the shadows lengthen across the flat expanse, Baldwin maintains a sense of endurance, rooted firmly in the geography that sustains it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village of Baldwin Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 281° W
Baer Brothers Woodlot (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 341° N
Marissa Recreational Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 064° NE
Randolph county Rod and Gun Club (Park) — 7.1 mi, 159° S
Sparta Country Club (Park) — 8.0 mi, 125° SE
Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 8.2 mi, 112° E
Red Bud Area Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 283° W
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 121° SE
Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 356° N
Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 235° SW
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 196° S · 16k acres
Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 217° SW
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 126° SE
World War One Doughboy (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 299° NW
Mill Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 152° SE
Swayne Hollow SNA (Nature Reserve) — 23.0 mi, 152° SE
September 11 Memorial Walkway of Southern Illinois (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 341° N
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 342° N
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 342° N
Transportation Plaza (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 357° N
Historic Scott Gate (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 358° N
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 24.7 mi, 156° SE · 274k acres
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 27.2 mi, 077° E
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 353° N
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 353° N
Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 31.7 mi, 181° S
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 32.4 mi, 205° SW · 1.5M acres
Wildfruit Gallery (Gallery) — 34.4 mi, 321° NW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.4 mi, 129° SE · 91k acres

Latest News: Baldwin

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News