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Brussels Illinois Map

Explore Brussels, 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 Brussels, Illinois

How to Use This Brussels, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.949494
Longitude	-90.588731
Population	116
Density	80.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62013
Area Code	309
County Seat	Hardin
School District	Brussels Community Unit School District 42

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About Brussels, Illinois

Brussels is a locality in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 80.3 people per km². Brussels is located at 38.9495°N, 90.5887°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brussels is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62013.

Brussels occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon is defined by the steady, measured geometry of Midwestern agriculture. It lies 21.6 miles west of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 269°T), and is situated 11.3 miles north-northeast of O'Fallon. The terrain here is shaped by the subtle shifts of the earth, where the drainage of Metz Creek carves a thin, deliberate path through the fields, and the distant, muted silhouette of Saint Andrew Ridge anchors the western view. Travelers passing through the area might notice how the light at dusk settles heavily upon the soil, turning the vast, open acreage into a study of deep amber and cooling shadows. Beyond the immediate clearings, the landscape transitions into the denser, undisturbed canopy of Krause Woods Natural Area, providing a sharp, green contrast to the expansive, cultivated plains that stretch toward the horizon.

Brussels serves as a persistent, singular point of commerce and dwelling within a region defined by its reliance on the land. Historically, the patterns of settlement here were dictated by the necessity of the harvest and the slow, seasonal pulse of the local economy, which remains firmly rooted in the cycles of grain and field. To the north, the presence of Lower Stump Lake offers a quiet stillness to the geography, while the nearby depression of Greenbay Hollow creates a natural fold in the topography that has long influenced how the roads and property lines are drawn. Life in Brussels moves with the unyielding gravity of a farming culture, where the primary landmarks are not monuments of stone, but the enduring health of the surrounding earth and the resilience of those who maintain the fences and the fallow ground through the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Krause Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 223° SW
Golden Eagle Wildlife Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 098° E
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.4 mi, 009° N · 1,866 acres
Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 2.9 mi, 028° NE
Eagle Roost Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 056° NE
Mississippi River - Cap Au Gris (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 219° SW
Vadalabene Bike Trail (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 071° E
Pere Marquette Bluffs (Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 058° NE
Duncan Farm (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 073° E
Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 123° SE
Winneberge Wheel (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 172° S
Pere Marquette State Park (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 076° E
Michelle's Arts and Crafts (Gallery) — 5.2 mi, 170° S
Rosedale Headquarters (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 016° N
Lakeside 370 Park (U/C) (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 170° S
Missouri Wing (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 101° E
New Town Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 147° SE
Raging Rivers Water Park (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 082° E
Cancer Awareness Memorial (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 146° SE
NGS Monument SC 03 (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 187° S
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 139° SE · 32k acres
Young Hall Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.3 mi, 156° SE
Elsah Soldiers (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 088° E
Half court basketball (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 158° S
Missouri Artists On Main (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 154° SE
Katy Trail Completion Bell (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 103° E
Museum of Western Jesuit Missions (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 135° SE
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 18.2 mi, 325° NW
The Factory (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 181° S

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