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Biggsville Illinois Map

Explore Biggsville, 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 Biggsville, Illinois

How to Use This Biggsville, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.85365
Longitude	-90.864862
Population	300
Density	343.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61418
Area Code	815
County Seat	Oquawka
School District	West Central Community Unit School District 235

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About Biggsville, Illinois

Biggsville is a locality in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 300. The population density is 343.7 people per km². Biggsville is located at 40.8537°N, 90.8649°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Biggsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61418.

Biggsville occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches wide and flat under an immense, pale sky. It lies 26.6 miles west-southwest of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 256°T), and is situated 13.4 miles east-northeast of Burlington. South Henderson Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the surrounding fields, its waters moving with a deliberate sluggishness that mirrors the slow rotation of the seasons. To the east, the land rises into the gentle slopes that eventually culminate at Gittings Mound, while the nearby Sediment Control Structure Pond Number 22 catches the low, golden light of late afternoon, mirroring the clouds in its still, dark surface. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and dry stalks, a pervasive reminder of the deep, black soil that defines the character of the ground beneath one’s feet.

Biggsville emerged as a crossroads for those traversing the heavy, fertile plains, grounded in an economy that remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture. The patterns of daily life follow the planting and harvesting cycles, a discipline that has shaped the local perspective for generations. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the expanse of the Henderson County State Fish and Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush, while the distant, wooded corridors of Big River State Forest mark the edge of the regional landscape. The shadows lengthen across the grain elevators and brick facades as dusk settles, revealing a place where the passage of time is measured less by the clock than by the gradual shifting of colors across the fields of Biggsville.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Henderson County State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 273° W
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 312° NW
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 312° NW
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 138° SE
Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 7.9 mi, 286° W
Delabar State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 330° NW
Mississippi River - Drew Chute (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 283° W
Ellison Creek Prairie (Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 232° SW
Eisenmayer Sand Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark (Nature Reserve) — 9.3 mi, 234° SW
Tama Beach Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 279° W
Citizen's Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 070° E
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 169° S
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 070° E
Old Canon (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 070° E
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 277° W
Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 257° W
Garrett-Phelps House Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 257° W
Fire Bell (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 256° W
Snake Alley (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 257° W
Little Theater (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 261° W
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 261° W
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.0 mi, 347° N · 24k acres
Zion School Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 284° W
Geode State Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 268° W
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 077° E
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 26.9 mi, 076° E
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 076° E
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 27.9 mi, 160° S
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.0 mi, 025° NE · 274k acres

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