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Birds Illinois Map

Explore Birds, 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 Birds, Illinois

How to Use This Birds, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.475031
Longitude	-88.197284
Population	280
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62427, 60436, 62415
Area Code	708, 217
County Seat	Lawrenceville

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About Birds, Illinois

Birds is a locality in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Birds is located at 41.4750°N, 88.1973°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62427, 60436, 62415.

Birds emerges from the level, fertile expanses of the Illinois interior, defined by the quiet passage of Brushy Creek as it carves a path through the silt and soil. It lies 23.2 miles south of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north of Lawrenceville. The landscape surrounding Birds remains a vast, open theater for the sky, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising until it meets the distant, muted silhouette of Wolf Hill. In the late afternoon, the light here acquires a singular, amber clarity, casting long shadows across the fields and turning the dusty lanes into ribbons of pale gold. It is a place where the earth feels heavy and productive, holding the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped beneath the western edge of the plains.

History in this region is measured in the steady turning of the seasons and the quiet persistence of those who work the land. The economy remains rooted in the deep, dark soil that supports the vast grain fields, a rhythm of planting and harvest that dictates the pulse of life far more than any clock. Beyond the immediate farmland, the ecological heritage of the area is preserved in the nearby Chauncey Marsh State Natural Area, a sanctuary where the flora and fauna exist in a delicate, undisturbed balance. Though the world beyond moves with a frantic, metallic hum, life in this locality retains a deliberate, contemplative quality, as if the very air—cool and smelling faintly of damp earth and dried stalks—discourages haste and encourages a keen observation of the turning year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Birds Junction Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 268° W
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 162° S
Community Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 134° SE
Potawatomi Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 135° SE
Lower Rock Run Preserve 1 (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 078° E
Rock Run Rookery Preserve 1 (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 117° SE
Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 144° SE
Channahon State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 205° SW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 4.4 mi, 164° S · 18k acres
Old telephone poles (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 094° E
Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899 (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 052° NE
Joliet Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 058° NE
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 058° NE
Ellis House and Equestrian Center (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 297° NW
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.7 mi, 003° N
Plainfield Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 358° N
High Prairie Trail (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 302° NW
Richard A. Rock Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.1 mi, 355° N
Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.7 mi, 040° NE
Smallest Village in U.S. with Armory (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 293° NW
Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 042° NE
3rd Floor Gallery (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 042° NE
Neil Carey Arena (Stadium) — 10.8 mi, 033° NE
Philip Lynch Theatre (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 033° NE
Wilmington Historical Society Building (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 167° S
Gemini Giant (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 168° S
CSX Morris Depot (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 237° SW
Silver Springs (State Park) — 19.2 mi, 301° NW
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 39.0 mi, 086° E · 11k acres

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