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Dorsey Illinois Map

Explore Dorsey, 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 Dorsey, Illinois

How to Use This Dorsey, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.973657
Longitude	-90.001493
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62021
Area Code	309
County Seat	Edwardsville

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About Dorsey, Illinois

Dorsey is a locality in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Dorsey is located at 38.9737°N, 90.0015°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62021.

Dorsey occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, defined by the slow, meandering path of Rocky Branch as it cuts through the local clay and silt. It lies 9.3 miles north-northeast of Wood River, IL (from Wood River, IL: bearing 34°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-northeast of Bethalto. The landscape here is characterized by an open, horizontal reach, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself, and the horizon is marked by the shifting colors of seasonal crops. During the humid transitions of summer, the air holds a heavy, fertile stillness that seems to press against the farmhouse windows, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Neudeckers Mountain offers a faint, jagged contrast to the otherwise level prairie. Residents often find their way to the periphery of Holiday Lake, a modest body of water that provides a cool, reflective break in the terrain, serving as a gathering point for those who prefer the quietude of the water’s edge over the steady hum of the nearby transit corridors.

Dorsey maintains a rhythm tied to the cycles of the agricultural calendar, a heritage that remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of its grain storage and the layout of its modest residential lanes. The economy functions with a deliberate, low-key efficiency, favoring the productivity of the surrounding fields and the maintenance of local infrastructure over the rapid growth seen in more urbanized centers. Community life often converges on Ball Park, where the weekend pace slows to accommodate the casual interaction of neighbors and the simple pastimes of the season. History in Dorsey is not found in grand monuments, but in the persistent, quiet labor of generations who have refined the soil, leaving a legacy of persistence that defines the character of the place as much as the physical geography of the creek or the distant, rolling plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 133° SE
Steve Bryant Community Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 222° SW
Bethalto Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 206° SW
Bethalto Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 223° SW
Woodburn Large Ground Plum Site (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 342° N
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 029° NE
Memorial for the Veterens of All Wars (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 211° SW
Wood River Massacre Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 233° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 196° S
Robert Pershing Wadlow (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 238° SW
Tooth Carving (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 237° SW
Golf Course (Park) — 9.4 mi, 158° S
Charles Raich Field (Stadium) — 9.4 mi, 205° SW
Edward "ted" And Pat Jones-confluence Point State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 215° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 174° S
Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 239° SW
Blind (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 232° SW
Jacoby Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.6 mi, 240° SW
Alton Military Prison Site (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 241° SW
Vadalabene Bike Trail (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 245° SW
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 080° E
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.5 mi, 221° SW · 32k acres
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 213° SW
Hartford Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 12.8 mi, 201° S
Structure (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 200° S
Poag Sand Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 188° S
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 12.9 mi, 173° S
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 13.2 mi, 182° S
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 003° N
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.0 mi, 269° W · 1,866 acres

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