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Bible Grove Illinois Map

Explore Bible Grove, 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 Bible Grove, Illinois

How to Use This Bible Grove, Illinois Map

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

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	Bible Grove
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Clay County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.87199
Longitude	-88.446158
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62858, 62811
Area Code	618
County Seat	Louisville

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About Bible Grove, Illinois

Bible Grove is a locality in Clay County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Bible Grove is located at 38.8720°N, 88.4462°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62858, 62811.

Bible Grove claims a modest portion of the Illinois landscape where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the quiet persistence of the Midwestern plains. It lies 17.9 miles south-southeast of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 163°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north of Flora. Georgetown Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth here, its banks providing a subtle dampness that anchors the surrounding soil. To the west, the silhouettes of Pleasant Ridge rise against the sky, serving as a distant, hazy boundary that shifts in clarity with the changing seasons. The air in Bible Grove holds the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a heavy, honest fragrance that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the flat expanse of the fields.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the region, as the economy of Bible Grove is inextricably tied to the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the rhythm of the year. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape opens into the expanse of the Little Prairie, while the nearby Prairie Ridge-Jasper State Natural Area offers a protected sanctuary for the native grasses and avian life that once characterized this entire region. Residents often find their way toward Lake Walter Scott when the summer heat settles over the corn and soybean rows, seeking a moment of stillness in the shade of the timber. Life here is measured in the steady turning of the seasons, a quiet endurance that honors the labor of the past while maintaining a pragmatic, grounded existence in the present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 203° SW
Prairie Ridge-Jasper State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 069° E
Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 318° NW
Edgewood Park (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 288° W
Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 015° N
Little Wabash River (Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 151° SE
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 14.7 mi, 081° E
Richard and Jean Graber Grasslands Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 075° E
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 16.8 mi, 342° N
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 18.0 mi, 344° N
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 344° N
Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 18.8 mi, 313° NW
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 240° SW
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.6 mi, 241° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 010° N
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 116° SE
Lincoln Monument (Monument) — 34.3 mi, 172° S
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 172° S
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 280° W
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 281° W
Swizzle Spoon (Public Artwork) — 38.2 mi, 039° NE
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 38.2 mi, 039° NE
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 022° N
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 40.6 mi, 356° N
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 42.2 mi, 005° N
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 43.6 mi, 341° N
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 45.5 mi, 214° SW
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.9 mi, 136° SE · 20k acres
Harmonie State Park (State Park) — 60.0 mi, 154° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of In (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.2 mi, 112° E · 462 acres

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