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Dana Illinois Map

Explore Dana, 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 Dana, Illinois

How to Use This Dana, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.95781
Longitude	-88.950076
Population	162
Density	284.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61321
Area Code	815
County Seat	Ottawa
School District	Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6

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About Dana, Illinois

Dana is a locality in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 162. The population density is 284.3 people per km². Dana is located at 40.9578°N, 88.9501°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dana is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61321.

Dana stretches across a vast, flat expanse of fertile prairie where the horizon dissolves into an unending canvas of corn and soybeans. It lies 12.8 miles south-southwest of Streator, IL (from Streator, IL: bearing 208°T), and is situated 17.5 miles west-northwest of Pontiac. Long Point Creek meanders through the periphery of the fields, its slow current carving a modest path through the dark, nutrient-rich soil that defines the character of the land. The sky here possesses an immense, unobstructed quality, allowing the golden light of late afternoon to sweep across the stalks until the entire landscape glows with a hushed, amber intensity. Far to the south, the vague silhouette of Smiths Mound rises against the sky, a distant ripple in a topography otherwise defined by its absolute dedication to the horizontal.

Dana remains anchored in the traditions of the Midwestern agricultural economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of the days. The settlement grew from the expansion of rail and grain commerce, leaving behind the stark, functional architecture of brick and timber that marks the older sections of the grid. While the pace of life maintains a quiet, deliberate composure, the proximity of Veteran's Park provides a local sanctuary for the community to gather amidst the open plains. Residents occasionally venture toward the waters of Lentman Lake for respite, yet the true identity of Dana persists in the quiet endurance of its farmers and the steady, rhythmic labor that sustains the life of these inland fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veteran's Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 232° SW
West Side Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 230° SW
Tall Oaks Country Club (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 264° W
Twin Creeks Golf Course (Park) — 10.8 mi, 048° NE
Engle Lane Theater (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 025° NE
Humiston Woods Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 11.8 mi, 095° E
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 028° NE
Reuben G. Soderstrom (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 028° NE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 030° NE
Pluto Monument (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 024° NE
Project XV Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 193° S
Sandy Ford State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 009° N
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 108° E
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 108° E
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 107° E
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 107° E
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 350° N
Standard Oil Gas Station (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 082° E
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.8 mi, 295° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 292° W · 13k acres
Memory Lane (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 158° S
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 225° SW
Becker Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 225° SW
Illinois Canyon (Viewpoint) — 23.8 mi, 001° N
Buffalo Rock State Park (State Park) — 25.0 mi, 002° N
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.3 mi, 350° N
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 355° N
Remembering the Radium Girls (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 012° N
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 31.0 mi, 318° NW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 47.5 mi, 052° NE · 18k acres

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