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Edwards Illinois Map

Explore Edwards, 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 Edwards, Illinois

How to Use This Edwards, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.74587
Longitude	-89.74427
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61528
Area Code	815
County Seat	Peoria

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About Edwards, Illinois

Edwards is a locality in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Edwards is located at 40.7459°N, 89.7443°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61528.

Edwards occupies a quiet fold of the Illinois landscape, where the persistent movement of Deer Lick Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy, dark loam of the prairie. It lies 8.9 miles west-northwest of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 294°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northwest of Bartonville. The horizon here is defined by the expansive, rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields, broken only by the occasional copse of hardwood trees or the distant, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge. Sunlight in the late afternoon possesses a particular, honeyed quality, catching the dust motes above the fields and casting long, melancholic shadows toward the low depressions of Coal Hollow. The air carries the scent of damp earth and turning leaves, a reminder that the land is always shifting, settling into the stillness that follows a long day of work under the vast, unblinking Midwestern sky.

Hazel and Bill Rutherford's Wildlife Prairie Park anchors the ecological character of Edwards, offering a sanctuary where the native tallgrass once again asserts its dominance over the surrounding agricultural grid. Historically, the area functioned as a quiet hinge for the regional economy, providing the necessary labor and infrastructure to support the coal and grain trade that moved through the deeper basins nearby. While the bustling commerce of the larger region often bypasses these rural stretches, life in Edwards moves with a focused, deliberate pace, anchored by the proximity of Charter Oak Village Lake. Residents recognize that their daily rhythm is dictated as much by the changing seasons and the requirements of the soil as by any modern industry, maintaining a stoic connection to a geography that demands both patience and respect.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hazel and Bill Rutherford's Wildlife Prairie Park (Park) — 0.0 mi, 195° S
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.8 mi, 157° SE
Kinsey Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 060° NE
Sommer Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 074° E
Charter Oak Park - South (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 076° E
Weaver Ridge Golf Club (Park) — 3.9 mi, 093° E
Statue of Lion (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 058° NE
Jubilee College State Park (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 334° NW
Kellogg Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 067° NE
Newman Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 108° E
Jubliee College State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 074° E
Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 038° NE
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 8.0 mi, 114° SE
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 8.0 mi, 113° SE
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 8.2 mi, 095° E
Detweiller Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 067° NE
Fallen Officer Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 117° SE
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 114° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 115° SE
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 9.0 mi, 116° SE
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 9.0 mi, 116° SE
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 116° SE
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 103° E
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 120° SE
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.9 mi, 074° E
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 118° SE
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.2 mi, 111° E
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 281° W
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 359° N
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 256° W

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