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Buffalo Prairie Illinois Map

Explore Buffalo Prairie, 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 Buffalo Prairie, Illinois

How to Use This Buffalo Prairie, Illinois Map

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

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	Buffalo Prairie
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Rock Island County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.338365
Longitude	-90.854866
Population	64
Density	6.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61237
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Rock Island
School District	Rockridge Community Unit School District 300

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About Buffalo Prairie, Illinois

Buffalo Prairie is a locality in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 64. The population density is 6.6 people per km². Buffalo Prairie is located at 41.3384°N, 90.8549°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61237.

Buffalo Prairie stretches across a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of the Deerlick Branch, which cuts a subtle channel through the fertile earth. It lies 18.6 miles southwest of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 231°T), and is situated 19.2 miles southwest of Davenport. Low, expansive plains dominate the horizon, offering a clear, uninterrupted view of the sky that transforms from a pale, dusty blue to a deep, bruised violet as the light wanes. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Nelson provide a still, reflective surface that anchors the surrounding fields, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Army Ridge Bluffs marks the edge of the world. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity, particularly in the autumn months when the scent of turning soil and desiccated corn husks hangs heavy over the open ground.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Buffalo Prairie, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily existence amidst the vast, checkered grid of soybean and corn fields. Settlers who first traversed this interior expanse recognized the potential of the dark, mineral-rich topsoil, establishing a legacy of husbandry that persists in the quiet industry of the present day. Residents often look toward the Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area for a respite of wilder, uncultivated greenspace, or find a sense of solitude in the topographical folds of Heck Hollow, six miles to the north. Life in Buffalo Prairie moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, unburdened by the frantic energy of metropolitan centers, favoring instead the grounded, predictable cycles of the harvest and the slow, seasonal shifts of the Midwestern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 343° N
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 329° NW
Fairport Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 332° NW
Nussbaum Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 274° W
Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 355° N
Benjamin Nye Memorial (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 345° N
Mississippi River - Muscatine (Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 284° W
Mark Twain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 303° NW
Mark Twain Overlook (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 303° NW
Pearl Bottom Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 300° NW
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 12.1 mi, 303° NW
Highland Springs Golf Course (Local Park) — 13.1 mi, 065° NE
United States Armed Forces Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 298° NW
West Lake Park (Local Park) — 15.2 mi, 032° NE
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 051° NE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.4 mi, 196° S · 24k acres
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 045° NE
Lady Of Germania (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 048° NE
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 054° NE
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 053° NE
Louisa County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 239° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.3 mi, 057° NE · 274k acres
Delabar State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 189° S
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 035° NE
Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 231° SW
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 055° NE
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 30.2 mi, 139° SE
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 004° N
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 056° NE
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 056° NE

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