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Detroit Illinois Map

Explore Detroit, 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 Detroit, Illinois

How to Use This Detroit, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.620603
Longitude	-90.676794
Population	76
Density	116.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62363
Area Code	217
County Seat	Pittsfield
School District	Pikeland Community Unit School District 10

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About Detroit, Illinois

Detroit is a locality in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 116.9 people per km². Detroit is located at 39.6206°N, 90.6768°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Detroit is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62363.

Detroit emerges from the flat, deep-soiled plains of western Illinois as a quiet collection of structures held fast by the wide, open sky. It lies 25.1 miles west-southwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 252°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Pittsfield. Blue Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the nearby earth, its waters feeding the surrounding fields that stretch toward the horizon like a sea of green and gold. To the east, the elevation shifts as the land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Tick Ridge, while the sheltered silence of Napolean Hollow provides a low, cool break in the topography. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised purple, lingering over the fields with a gravity that feels heavy with the scent of damp loam and cooling stalks. The nearby waters of New Pittsfield Lake Number 2 catch this fading glow, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered copper that marks the end of the long, working day.

Detroit maintains a steady, deliberate pace defined by the cycle of the harvest and the seasonal rhythm of the soil. The economy remains anchored to the expansive farmland that surrounds the grid, where generations have labored to coax life from the dark, nutrient-rich dirt. Beyond the cultivated rows, the untamed expanse of the Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area offers a stark contrast to the ordered furrows, providing a sanctuary for the wilder elements of the landscape. Life in Detroit reflects a history of persistence, where the architecture of modest brick and weathered timber mirrors the stoic nature of those who have stayed to tend the land. Here, the hum of machinery often gives way to the sudden, sharp silence of the plains, reminding any traveler that the true weight of the place rests in the quiet endurance of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 030° NE
Lake Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 280° W
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 016° N
Little League Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 265° W
America's Most Wanted Bird (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 337° NW
Kampsville Archeology Center (Park) — 9.3 mi, 147° SE
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 151° SE
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.8 mi, 022° N · 7,396 acres
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 290° W
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 120° SE
Meredosia Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 014° N
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 212° SW · 10k acres
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.9 mi, 015° N
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 336° NW
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 171° S
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 239° SW
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 173° S
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 239° SW
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 074° E
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.3 mi, 172° S
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 24.8 mi, 072° E
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 072° E
Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 025° NE
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 36.7 mi, 280° W
William Henry Hatch (Monument) — 36.8 mi, 280° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 36.8 mi, 280° W
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.4 mi, 282° W
Cuivre River State Park (State Park) — 39.5 mi, 200° S

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