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Batchtown Illinois Map

Explore Batchtown, 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 Batchtown, Illinois

How to Use This Batchtown, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.033105
Longitude	-90.657622
Population	170
Density	35.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62006
Area Code	309
County Seat	Hardin
School District	Calhoun Community Unit School District 40

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About Batchtown, Illinois

Batchtown is a locality in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 170. The population density is 35.2 people per km². Batchtown is located at 39.0331°N, 90.6576°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Batchtown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62006.

Batchtown emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois landscape as a quiet collection of buildings defined by the heavy, humid air of the river bottomlands. It lies 25.8 miles west-northwest of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 282°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north of O'Fallon. The horizon here is wide and demanding, dominated by the persistent presence of Cap Au Gris, which rises to the west like a jagged, ancient spine against the sky. To the north, the ground settles into the cool, shadowed depression of Dixon Hollow, while the proximity of George Bain Slough adds a damp, verdant texture to the surrounding fields. The light at dusk here is thick and golden, catching the dust of the rural roads and casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that stretch toward the quiet, still surface of Watson Lake.

Batchtown carries the weight of a long agricultural lineage, its economy deeply tied to the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal demands of the surrounding acreage. The presence of the Batchtown Mussel Bed serves as a reminder of the complex, submerged life that persists in the nearby waters, a biological legacy that continues to define the local ecological character. Life in Batchtown moves with a deliberate, measured pace, dictated by the planting and harvest cycles that have sustained generations of families. There is a profound stillness in the way the local economy functions, relying on the quiet industry of farmers and the steady, unadorned work of those who know how to manage the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Batchtown Mussel Bed (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 266° W
Titus Hollow (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 323° NW
Mississippi River - Cap Au Gris (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 213° SW
Kamp's Glade (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 051° NE
Sandy Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 236° SW
Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 086° E
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 127° SE · 1,866 acres
Cross Point (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 108° E
Vadalabene Bike Trail (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 121° SE
Duncan Farm (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 120° SE
Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 138° SE
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 324° NW
Winneberge Wheel (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 157° SE
Michelle's Arts and Crafts (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 157° SE
Cuivre River State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 270° W
Raging Rivers Water Park (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 109° E
Missouri Wing (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 121° SE
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 342° N · 7,659 acres
New Town Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 147° SE
NGS Monument SC 03 (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 172° S
Elsah Soldiers (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 108° E
Cancer Awareness Memorial (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 147° SE
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.7 mi, 006° N
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 008° N
Young Hall Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 153° SE
Katy Trail Completion Bell (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 117° SE
Half court basketball (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 154° SE
Missouri Artists On Main (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 152° SE

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