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Cantrall Illinois Map

Explore Cantrall, 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 Cantrall, Illinois

How to Use This Cantrall, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.937827
Longitude	-89.675937
Population	144
Density	222.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62625
Area Code	217
County Seat	Springfield
School District	Athens Community Unit School District 213

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About Cantrall, Illinois

Cantrall is a locality in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 222.4 people per km². Cantrall is located at 39.9378°N, 89.6759°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cantrall is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62625.

Cantrall occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and flat beneath an immense, pale sky. It lies 9.6 miles north of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 350°T), and is situated 4.8 miles northwest of Sherman. Cantrall Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the local landscape, its slow waters feeding the fertile soil that has long defined the character of the region. To the east, the Sangamon Valley Greenway offers a preserved corridor of native grasses and timber that softens the edges of the cultivated fields. In the distance, the gentle rise of Walnut Hill provides a singular variation in the topography, a faint silhouette against the shifting light of late afternoon. The air here holds a distinct stillness, tasting faintly of damp earth and the expansive cycles of the Midwestern seasons.

Economic life in Cantrall remains tethered to the rhythm of the surrounding acreage, reflecting a heritage built upon the productivity of the deep, dark loam. Historically, the area emerged from the necessity of the agricultural frontier, and the remnants of those early endeavors still shape the local vernacular of brick and modest timber frames. Residents often look toward the nearby Halfmoon Lake for a moment of quiet reflection, observing how the surface mirrors the changing hues of the clouds. The pace of life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, favoring the steady work of the fields and the endurance of a small, established collective. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow, seasonal transformation of the crops that define the perimeter of the village.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 286° W
Ronald McDonald Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 305° NW
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 301° NW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 305° NW
First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 177° S
Sangamon River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 245° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 133° SE
Carpenter Park Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 165° S
Carpenter Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 152° SE
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 152° SE
Fighter Jets (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 176° S
Route 66 Dream Car Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 080° E
Air Combat Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 175° S
Boxcar Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 081° E
Shell Gas Station (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 080° E
Illinois State Fair Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 166° S
Milk a Cow (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 166° S
High Dive Show (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 165° S
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 283° W
Springfield Art Association (Arts Centre) — 9.0 mi, 171° S
City Hall Ball Parks (Local Recreation) — 9.2 mi, 126° SE
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 288° W
The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 171° S
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 184° S
Capitol View (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 173° S
Hoogland Center (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 171° S
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 051° NE
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.5 mi, 152° SE
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.0 mi, 321° NW · 5,262 acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.1 mi, 334° NW · 13k acres

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