Explore Danvers, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Danvers, 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 Danvers.
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 | Danvers |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | McLean County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.529482 |
| Longitude | -89.177306 |
| Population | 1,089 |
| Density | 523.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 61732 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| County Seat | Bloomington |
| School District | Olympia Community Unit School District 16 |
Danvers occupies a vast, level expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything but the vertical reach of grain elevators and the occasional stand of timber. It lies 9.9 miles west of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 276°T), and is situated 10.1 miles west-northwest of Bloomington. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the West Fork Sugar Creek, which meanders through the fertile black soil that has long dictated the rhythm of existence here. To the west, the gentle rise of Blue Mound provides the only significant break in the flat geometry of the fields, a distant silhouette that anchors the view when the sun dips low and casts long, violet shadows across the stubble. The air carries a clean, sharp clarity, particularly in the autumn when the scent of turning earth rises to meet the cooling sky, marking the transition of a landscape that feels immense and quiet in its solitude.
Danvers emerged from the expansion of the rail era, drawing its character from the deep-rooted agricultural traditions that continue to sustain the local economy. The legacy of the early settlers persists in the orderly grid of the streets and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the buildings that house the daily commerce of the region. Beyond the immediate village, the proximity of the Mackinaw River provides a vital corridor of natural diversity, while the quiet waters of Sears Lake offer a localized stillness that contrasts with the relentless productivity of the surrounding corn and soybean acreage. Life in Danvers moves with the cyclical demands of the harvest, maintaining an understated composure that values the steady, predictable passage of the seasons over the haste of more crowded places.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Danvers, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.529482, -89.177306. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Danvers includes the ZIP code (61732), telephone area code (309), county seat of McLean County (Bloomington), and school district assignment (Olympia Community Unit School District 16).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |