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Cropsey Illinois Map

Explore Cropsey, 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 Cropsey, Illinois

How to Use This Cropsey, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.609201
Longitude	-88.478668
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61731
Area Code	309
County Seat	Bloomington

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About Cropsey, Illinois

Cropsey is a locality in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Cropsey is located at 40.6092°N, 88.4787°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61731.

Cropsey anchors itself firmly within the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered in every direction. It lies 20.4 miles south-southeast of Pontiac, IL (from Pontiac, IL: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Fairbury. Under the expansive Midwestern sky, the land remains a testament to the quiet geometry of agriculture, defined by long, straight sections of earth and the rhythmic seasonal shift from green stalks to the brittle gold of harvest. The local topography is defined by the modest, purposeful flow of Henline Creek, which carves a shallow, winding path through the soil just a mile away, providing a subtle break in the otherwise relentless flatness of the plains. Far to the south, the faint silhouette of Yankee Ridge occasionally haunts the hazy distance, serving as a rare vertical reminder in a world dominated by the horizontal.

Cropsey traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines that once dictated the pulse of rural commerce, transforming the surrounding fields into a vital node for the grain trade. Today, the economy remains tethered to the health of the soil and the efficiency of the elevators that dominate the skyline, their stark industrial forms casting long shadows over the quiet streets at dusk. Life here moves in accordance with the demands of the fields, a deliberate pace marked by the hum of machinery and the migration of migratory birds toward the quiet waters of Lake Sibley nearby. Residents often find respite in the simple, open acreage of Strawn Park, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the persistent, grounding quietude that defines the enduring character of Cropsey.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Strawn Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 055° NE
Sibley Grove Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 109° E
Octavia Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 250° W
Saybrook State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 197° S
Fairbury Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 349° N
Railside Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 10.2 mi, 150° SE
Henline Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 265° W
Arrowsmith Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 13.4 mi, 205° SW
Twin Groves Wind Farm Lookout (Viewpoint) — 14.9 mi, 234° SW
Memory Lane (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 279° W
Moraine View State Recreational Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.0 mi, 225° SW
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 337° NW
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 337° NW
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 337° NW
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 336° NW
Student Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 249° W
Bosarth Memorial (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 240° SW
Standard Oil Gas Station (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 354° N
University Galleries (Gallery) — 27.5 mi, 255° W
Second Globe Theatre (Public Artwork) — 27.8 mi, 255° W
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 27.8 mi, 255° W
Old Main Cornerstone (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 256° W
Capen Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.8 mi, 256° W
The Sesquicentennial Gates (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 253° W
Merwin Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 253° W
Historic US Route 66 Sign (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 250° W
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 48.5 mi, 128° SE
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 52.5 mi, 328° NW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 52.6 mi, 017° N · 18k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.3 mi, 306° NW · 13k acres

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