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Dunfermline Illinois Map

Explore Dunfermline, 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 Dunfermline, Illinois

How to Use This Dunfermline, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.49115
Longitude	-90.031784
Population	262
Density	688.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61524
Area Code	815
County Seat	Lewistown
School District	Canton Union School District 66

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About Dunfermline, Illinois

Dunfermline is a locality in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 688.2 people per km². Dunfermline is located at 40.4911°N, 90.0318°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dunfermline is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61524.

Dunfermline occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an immense, unblinking sky. It lies 4.6 miles south of Canton, IL (from Canton, IL: bearing 178°T), and is situated 13.3 miles north of Havana. Earth here is composed of dark, heavy soil that turns to a deep, iron-rich brown after the spring rains, supporting a landscape defined by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean rows. Little Sister Creek carves a shallow, meandering path just one mile away, its banks lined with dense thickets of cottonwood and willow that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed high. To the east, the silhouette of Hoxie Ridge rises as a faint, jagged interruption against the clouds, while the presence of the Duck Creek Cooling Pond two miles distant introduces a still, glassy geometry to the local topography. The light at dusk settles over these fields with a particular, heavy clarity, turning the stalks to amber and casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the very earth to the cooling air.

Dunfermline bears the persistent imprint of a coal-mining heritage, a history etched into the landscape through the presence of reclaimed lands and the remnants of industrial earthworks that once defined the regional economy. While the bustling pits have long since surrendered to the quiet progress of agriculture, the character of the inhabitants remains forged in the resilience of those who once labored in the deep seams beneath the prairie. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, far removed from the frantic grid of Chicago, finding its recreation in the quiet expanses of South Park or the contemplative stretches of the Deer Run Hiking Trail. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the vast, forested tracts of Sand Ridge State Forest offer a deeper, wilder silence, yet Dunfermline retains its own distinct gravity. It is a place where the seasons dictate the schedule, and the identity of the locality is measured by the steady, seasonal cycle of the harvest and the enduring, stoic patience of the Midwestern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Honkers Corner Rod and Gun (Private Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 324° NW
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 118° SE
Rocky Meadows Sportsmens Club (Park) — 4.5 mi, 301° NW
Nature Conservancy (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 339° N
Lakeland Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 350° N
Canton Lake (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 012° N
Canton Waterworks (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 026° NE
Prairie Hills Wetland Reserve (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 079° E
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.9 mi, 155° SE · 13k acres
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 118° SE
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 182° S
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 120° SE
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.5 mi, 070° E
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 197° S · 5,262 acres
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 204° SW
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 187° S
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 006° N
The Pioneers (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 010° N
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 010° N
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 075° E
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 075° E
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 315° NW
Sun Tracker (Public Artwork) — 21.6 mi, 077° E
Sundance (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 077° E
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 22.0 mi, 077° E
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 186° S
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.8 mi, 042° NE
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 26.6 mi, 057° NE
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 057° NE
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 26.9 mi, 059° NE

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