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Broadwell Illinois Map

Explore Broadwell, 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 Broadwell, Illinois

How to Use This Broadwell, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.068102
Longitude	-89.443155
Population	136
Density	291.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62634
Area Code	217
County Seat	Lincoln
School District	Lincoln Community High School District 404

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About Broadwell, Illinois

Broadwell is a locality in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 291.7 people per km². Broadwell is located at 40.0681°N, 89.4432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Broadwell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62634.

Broadwell emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Illinois as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vast, open sky above the prairie. It lies 6.9 miles southwest of Lincoln, IL (from Lincoln, IL: bearing 217°T), and is situated 14.8 miles northeast of Sherman. The landscape here is defined by the steady, unyielding reach of agricultural fields, broken only by the modest elevation of Elkhart Hill rising four miles away to anchor the view. A mile from the center, Lake Fork cuts a deliberate path through the earth, its banks providing a subtle change in the topography where the soil darkens and the vegetation thickens. In the late afternoon, the light stretches thin and pale across the plains, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the sheer scale of the horizon and the stillness of the air. Just three miles away, the protected expanses of Edward R. Madigan State Park offer a rare density of trees, providing a contrast to the geometric precision of the surrounding farmland that dominates the immediate geography.

Broadwell persists as a place where the rhythm of existence is measured by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, a legacy of the settlers who first organized this territory to capitalize on the deep, fertile loam. The local economy remains tethered to these fields, with the movement of grain and equipment dictating the pulse of the day, far removed from the frantic pace of distant urban grids. While Pine Lake sits eleven miles away, its distance is irrelevant to the daily concerns of those who move through the streets of Broadwell, where the architecture remains utilitarian and honest, composed of brick and wood that have weathered under decades of Midwestern sun and wind. There is a particular sort of clarity in the way the town occupies its space, neither seeking attention nor apologizing for its isolation, remaining content to exist as a quiet node within the expansive, productive grid of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 237° SW
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 037° NE
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 025° NE
Lincoln Park District (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 046° NE
World's largest covered wagon (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 028° NE
VIP Lincoln Grand (Cinema) — 6.8 mi, 038° NE
Centennial Sundial (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 037° NE
The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 025° NE
Kickapoo Creek (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 011° N
Lincoln Heritage Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 035° NE
Barton-Sommer Woodland State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 294° NW
Roll of Honor Archway (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 215° SW
Shell Gas Station (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 216° SW
Boxcar Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 216° SW
Route 66 Dream Car Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 217° SW
Sugar Creek - Salt Creek Drainage (Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 009° N
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 241° SW
Lincoln and the Talisman (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 210° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 245° SW
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 243° SW
Carpenter Park Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 217° SW
Route 66 Arcade Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 040° NE
Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 20.6 mi, 207° SW
Springfield Art Association (Arts Centre) — 20.9 mi, 212° SW
The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 210° SW
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 251° W
Hoogland Center (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 210° SW
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.6 mi, 182° S
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.9 mi, 311° NW · 13k acres
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.0 mi, 297° NW · 5,262 acres

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