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East Lynn Illinois Map

Explore East Lynn, 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 East Lynn, Illinois

How to Use This East Lynn, Illinois Map

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

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	East Lynn
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Vermilion County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.466425
Longitude	-87.800029
Population	90
Density	131.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	60932
Area Code	630, 331
County Seat	Danville
School District	Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11

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About East Lynn, Illinois

East Lynn is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 131.1 people per km². East Lynn is located at 40.4664°N, 87.8000°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60932.

East Lynn emerges from the flat, heavy loam of the Illinois prairie, defined by the quiet persistence of Fountain Creek as it carves a path through the surrounding fields. It lies 21.7 miles east-northeast of Rantoul, IL (from Rantoul, IL: bearing 60°T), and is situated 6.9 miles west of Hoopeston. The horizon here stretches wide and unobstructed, a vast expanse where the sky dictates the mood of the day, shifting from a hard, bright blue to a deep, bruising gray as weather systems drift across the plains. In the distance, the faint, jagged suggestion of Yankee Ridge occasionally haunts the western skyline, a reminder of elevations far removed from this alluvial silt. The air holds a clean, sharp scent of turned earth and drying stalks, and when the light fails at dusk, it casts long, thin shadows that seem to pull the edges of the fields into the very center of the map.

Agriculture remains the pulse of East Lynn, a rhythm dictated by the planting and harvest cycles that have anchored the local economy for generations. While the quietude of the surrounding countryside suggests a place frozen in time, the proximity to the Herschel Workman State Habitat Area offers a preserved corridor for the native grasses and wildlife that preceded the plow. Those seeking the stillness of deeper waters often travel toward Miller Spring Lake, yet the true character of East Lynn resides in the stubborn endurance of its grid and the steady work required to coax a living from the black soil. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, grounded in the seasonal transformation of the crops and the simple, functional architecture that defines the few streets marking the center of the village.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Herschel Workman State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 246° SW
Mc Ferren Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 090° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 086° E
North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 119° SE
Middle Fork Land Acquisition Projec (Local Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 243° SW
Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.7 mi, 225° SW
Point Pleasant Addition Land Acquisition (Local Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 231° SW
Origin of Milford (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 026° NE
JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica) (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 026° NE
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 178° S
Lake View Country Club (Local Recreation) — 15.5 mi, 281° W
Gifford War Memorial (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 225° SW
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.5 mi, 172° S
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 169° S
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 048° NE
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 171° S
Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 156° SE
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 22.3 mi, 156° SE
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 24.8 mi, 159° S
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 160° S
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 159° S
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 199° S
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 164° S
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 32.5 mi, 221° SW
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 32.6 mi, 221° SW
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 222° SW
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 34.6 mi, 228° SW
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 34.7 mi, 228° SW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 61.4 mi, 348° N · 18k acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 74.3 mi, 014° N · 11k acres

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