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Buckley Illinois Map

Explore Buckley, 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 Buckley, Illinois

How to Use This Buckley, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.596979
Longitude	-88.038096
Population	495
Density	604.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60918
Area Code	630, 331
County Seat	Watseka
School District	Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

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About Buckley, Illinois

Buckley is a locality in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 495. The population density is 604.8 people per km². Buckley is located at 40.5970°N, 88.0381°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Buckley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60918.

Buckley emerges from the expansive horizon as a singular point of order amidst the vast, flat geometry of the Illinois prairie. It lies 20.9 miles north-northeast of Rantoul, IL (from Rantoul, IL: bearing 17°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northeast of Paxton. The surrounding terrain consists of deep, fertile soil that stretches toward the edges of the sky, broken only by the intermittent pulse of Spring Creek a mile to the west. On clear days, the atmosphere possesses a sharp, crystalline quality, casting long, stark shadows that define the edges of the fields. While the distant silhouette of Yankee Ridge remains a mere suggestion on the western horizon, the immediate landscape is characterized by the rhythmic cycle of seasonal planting and harvest, a quiet persistence that dictates the pace of life in Buckley.

History here is written in the sturdy brick foundations and the straight, purposeful lines of streets that slice through the acreage once dominated by tallgrass. Five miles away, the Loda Cemetery Prairie preserves a fragment of the original wild landscape, offering a rare glimpse of the flora that existed before the plow, while the tranquil waters of Iroquois Lake provide a local respite from the relentless productivity of the surrounding farms. The economy remains tethered to the land, an enduring partnership between the people and the dark earth that sustains the regional grain elevators and agricultural supply chains. Life in Buckley moves with the deliberate, measured gravity of the seasons, maintaining a character shaped by the open sky and the quiet industry of those who work the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Loda Cemetery Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 201° S
Loda City Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 196° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 197° S
Lake View Country Club (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 205° SW
Herschel Workman State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 148° SE
Middle Fork Land Acquisition Projec (Local Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 167° S
Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.4 mi, 163° S
JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica) (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 083° E
Origin of Milford (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 083° E
Gifford War Memorial (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 177° S
Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 044° NE
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 082° E
Arrowsmith Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 31.0 mi, 249° W
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 31.6 mi, 150° SE
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 32.1 mi, 151° SE
Mr. Big Beatle Finds His Way (Public Artwork) — 33.7 mi, 196° S
Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 33.8 mi, 143° SE
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 34.6 mi, 195° S
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 34.6 mi, 195° S
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 34.7 mi, 203° SW
Staerkel Planetarium (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 203° SW
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 34.8 mi, 203° SW
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 196° S
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 197° S
Krannert Art Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 197° S
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 36.4 mi, 144° SE
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.3 mi, 042° NE · 132 acres
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 50.8 mi, 354° N · 18k acres
Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 62.3 mi, 096° E
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 70.1 mi, 026° NE · 11k acres

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