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Brooklyn Illinois Map

Explore Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn, Illinois

How to Use This Brooklyn, Illinois Map

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

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	Brooklyn
State	Illinois (IL)
County	St. Clair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.654247
Longitude	-90.167873
Population	649
Density	309.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62367, 62059
Area Code	217, 309
County Seat	Belleville
School District	Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188

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About Brooklyn, Illinois

Brooklyn is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 649. The population density is 309.0 people per km². Brooklyn is located at 38.6542°N, 90.1679°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brooklyn is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62367, 62059.

Brooklyn occupies a low-lying expanse of the Illinois flatlands where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, defined by the heavy, silt-rich earth of the interior plains. It lies 2.5 miles north-northwest of East Saint Louis, IL (from East Saint Louis, IL: bearing 341°T), and is situated 2.8 miles northeast of St. Louis. Louis. The air here holds a particular weight, often thick with the damp breath of the Mississippi River, which flows only a mile to the west, carving a slow, deliberate path through the landscape. Beyond the immediate periphery, the land remains largely level, though the distant, faint silhouette of Les Mamelles suggests a more rugged topography far to the horizon. Within the village itself, the Brooklyn Educational Memorial Park provides a quiet anchor, offering a patch of green space where the light at dusk settles in long, amber streaks across the grass, lending a momentary softness to the stark, industrial lines of the surrounding terrain.

Historical foundations run deep in Brooklyn, which traces its origins to the nineteenth century as one of the earliest settlements established by formerly enslaved people seeking autonomy and a place of their own. This legacy of resilience remains etched into the character of the inhabitants, who maintain a quiet, steady pace of life amidst the remnants of a shifting regional economy. While the proximity to Kerr Island and the distant rushing water of Chain of Rocks remind one of the persistent movement of the land’s natural features, the village itself persists as a deliberate, self-determined space. Life in Brooklyn centers on these enduring connections, where the echoes of the past inform the daily rhythms of a place that has long asserted its own claim to the American interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eagle Park Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 044° NE
Riverfront Trail (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 257° W
Saltue to Steel (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 339° N
St. Louis Riverfront Trail (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 299° NW
Big Mound Monument (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 230° SW
Cotton Belt Mural (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 217° SW
Mct Schoolhouse Trail Spur (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 051° NE
Zuka Arts Guild (Arts Centre) — 1.6 mi, 261° W
Lewis and Clark in Illinois (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 192° S
Madison Baseball Diamonds (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 027° NE
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 1.9 mi, 205° SW · 85 acres
Ferrara Theatre (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 219° SW
National Blues Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 216° SW
MX Movies & Bar (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 216° SW
Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 211° SW
Gateway Arch panorama (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 191° S
Museum at the Gateway Arch (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 206° SW
Gateway Arch Riverboats (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 202° S
Des Lee Gallery (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 232° SW
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 212° SW
St. Louis Aquarium (Aquarium) — 2.8 mi, 230° SW
The St. Louis Wheel (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 231° SW
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 054° NE
Golf Course (Park) — 3.3 mi, 355° N
Granite City Cinema (Cinema) — 3.4 mi, 016° N
International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 250° W
Chouteau Island State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 346° N
Mosenthein Island (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 329° NW
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 091° E
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.5 mi, 356° N · 32k acres

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