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Benld Illinois Map

Explore Benld, 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 Benld, Illinois

How to Use This Benld, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.092825
Longitude	-89.803984
Population	1,464
Density	533.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62009
Area Code	309
County Seat	Carlinville
School District	Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

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About Benld, Illinois

Benld is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,464. The population density is 533.3 people per km². Benld is located at 39.0928°N, 89.8040°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Benld is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62009.

Benld occupies a wide, level expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches into an infinite, shifting canvas of gold and verdant green. It lies 21.0 miles north-northeast of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southwest of Litchfield. The earth here holds the quiet weight of deep soil, occasionally broken by the modest depression of Big Branch, which meanders through the landscape just a mile away, drawing lines of silver through the dense, surrounding woodland. At dusk, the light catches the dust motes above the fields, turning the air into a translucent amber that softens the sharp edges of the grain silos and the modest dwellings of the district. Veterans Memorial Park remains a central point of stillness, offering a patch of managed green that anchors the surrounding domestic life to the broader, untamed rhythms of the plains. Far off, the silhouette of Brushy Mound rises like a faint, weary shoulder against the sky, a singular landmark that serves as the only vertical interruption in an otherwise unbroken vista.

Benld carries the subterranean legacy of a coal-mining past, a history etched into the very grain of its architecture where brick facades still echo the industrious clatter of a bygone era. The economy, once dictated by the dark, deep veins of the earth, has since shifted toward the quiet persistence of agricultural trade and the steady hum of local commerce. Life in Benld moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, oscillating between the seasonal demands of the harvest and the enduring, communal bonds forged in the local halls and gathering spots. Nearby, the stillness of Columbia Quarry Lake offers a deep, reflective mirror to the sky, its quiet waters providing a stark contrast to the industrious, earth-bound work that historically defined the region. Residents maintain a fierce, understated pride in the resilience of their surroundings, finding satisfaction in the way the sunlight illuminates the persistent, honest geometry of their streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 293° NW
Benld City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 360° N
Stauton Country Club (Park) — 3.3 mi, 189° S
Golf Course (Park) — 3.8 mi, 146° SE
Mother Jones Monument (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 102° E
Illinois Traction System (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 172° S
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 169° S
Gillespie (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 360° N
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 247° SW
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 11.7 mi, 315° NW
Weigh Station Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 12.8 mi, 043° NE
Henry Eilers Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 060° NE
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 13.9 mi, 345° N
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 342° N
Bethalto Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 225° SW
Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 027° NE
Ninian Edwards (Public Artwork) — 21.2 mi, 203° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 206° SW
Charles Raich Field (Stadium) — 22.2 mi, 221° SW
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 22.3 mi, 001° N
Robert Pershing Wadlow (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 235° SW
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 22.9 mi, 204° SW
Edward "ted" And Pat Jones-confluence Point State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 224° SW
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 24.2 mi, 207° SW
Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 235° SW
Blind (Viewpoint) — 24.8 mi, 232° SW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.8 mi, 227° SW · 32k acres
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 38.0 mi, 213° SW · 85 acres
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 257° W · 1,866 acres

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