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Dieterich Illinois Map

Explore Dieterich, 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 Dieterich, Illinois

How to Use This Dieterich, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.061987
Longitude	-88.379767
Population	890
Density	251.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62424
Area Code	217
County Seat	Effingham
School District	Dieterich Community Unit School District 30

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About Dieterich, Illinois

Dieterich is a locality in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 890. The population density is 251.6 people per km². Dieterich is located at 39.0620°N, 88.3798°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dieterich is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62424.

Dieterich emerges from the flat, hardworking expanse of the Illinois prairie as a study in quiet endurance, where the path of Dieterich Creek carves a subtle, winding depression through the silty earth. It lies 9.6 miles east-southeast of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 115°T), and is situated 12.7 miles west-northwest of Newton. The landscape here is defined by the vast, open horizon, where the sky claims more space than the land, and the air carries the dry, honest scent of turned soil and distant soybean fields. On the periphery of the settlement, the calm waters of Rocky Ford Sportsman Club South Lake hold the reflection of the clouds, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge provides a rare, jagged interruption to the otherwise level world. Within the immediate boundaries, Dieterich Park offers a patch of maintained green where the light of late afternoon catches the tall, swaying grasses, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the edge of town.

Dieterich maintains a rhythmic, unadorned existence rooted in the agricultural traditions that have long sustained the region. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over the community, marking the intersection of labor and the relentless turn of the seasons. The architecture reflects a pragmatic Midwestern sensibility, characterized by sturdy, modest structures that have weathered decades of heat and frost. Despite the modern pace of the surrounding world, the people of Dieterich hold to a pace dictated by the sun and the needs of the land, finding a distinct, unassuming grace in the simple maintenance of their homes and the steady, quiet work of their daily lives.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dieterich Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 212° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 000° N
Teutopolis Community Park (Local Park) — 7.6 mi, 312° NW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 288° W
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 295° NW
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 296° NW
Prairie Ridge-Jasper State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 145° SE
Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 249° W
Jasper County Boys And Girls Park (Local Recreation) — 13.1 mi, 114° SE
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 15.3 mi, 135° SE
Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 17.2 mi, 271° W
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 198° S
Hidden Springs State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 23.8 mi, 320° NW
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 026° NE
Swizzle Spoon (Public Artwork) — 26.4 mi, 052° NE
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 052° NE
DoD War Memorial (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 053° NE
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 145° SE
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 347° N
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 000° N
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 002° N
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 29.7 mi, 223° SW
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 31.6 mi, 329° NW
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 31.7 mi, 223° SW
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 33.3 mi, 327° NW
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 38.9 mi, 260° W
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 260° W
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 262° W
Merom Bluff (Viewpoint) — 43.4 mi, 090° E
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.0 mi, 147° SE · 20k acres

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