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Brownfield Illinois Map

Explore Brownfield, 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 Brownfield, Illinois

How to Use This Brownfield, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.345608
Longitude	-88.606993
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62938, 61924
Area Code	618, 309
County Seat	Golconda

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About Brownfield, Illinois

Brownfield is a locality in Pope County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Brownfield is located at 37.3456°N, 88.6070°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62938, 61924.

Brownfield endures as a quiet intersection of earth and water where the steady current of Bay Creek carves a path through the landscape. It lies 32.0 miles southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 146°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north of Paducah. The terrain here rises and falls with a deliberate, muscular grace, shifting from the low-lying basin of Cromeenes Hollow toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Johnson Ridge that anchors the horizon. Only a mile away, the sprawling expanses of Shawnee National Forest offer a dense, green counterpoint to the open fields, where the quality of light at dusk turns the tall grasses into burnished copper. Five miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Lake Glendale holds the sky, providing a cool reprieve from the heat that settles heavily over the soil during the peak of the growing season.

Brownfield carries the quiet gravity of a place defined by its proximity to the land, where the rhythms of the agricultural cycle dictate the pace of every day. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a legacy that respects the arduous labor of those who first cleared this territory. While the influence of the sprawling Shawnee National Forest brings a seasonal influx of those seeking the solitude of the deep woods, the life of the inhabitants remains grounded in a modest, persistent industry. There is a perceptible dignity in the way the local architecture keeps its back to the wind, standing as a humble witness to the generations who have worked this soil long after the original homesteaders faded into memory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 130° SE · 274k acres
Pine Hollow Ecoligical Area (Nature Reserve) — 3.3 mi, 342° N
Pine Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 339° N
University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 5.6 mi, 348° N
CCC Tree Planting (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 325° NW
Ohio River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 121° SE
Burke Branch Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.4 mi, 161° S
Livingston County Wildlife Management Area (Reynolds Tract) (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 088° E
Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 8.0 mi, 164° S
Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.0 mi, 013° N · 6,632 acres
Old Wall (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 017° N
Bay Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.8 mi, 356° N · 2,760 acres
Boating (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 326° NW
Woodmanship (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 325° NW
Legend of Ondessonk (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 326° NW
50 Years (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 326° NW
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 207° SW
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 207° SW
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 15.1 mi, 330° NW · 7,712 acres
Fort Massac (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 202° S
George Rodgers Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 202° S
Tunnel Hill (State Recreation Area) — 15.5 mi, 284° W
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 17.9 mi, 178° S
Market House Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 178° S
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 186° S
Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 161° S
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 265° W · 33k acres
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.1 mi, 176° S · 19k acres
Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 31.7 mi, 153° SE
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.6 mi, 140° SE · 171k acres

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