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Elwin Illinois Map

Explore Elwin, 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 Elwin, Illinois

How to Use This Elwin, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.778926
Longitude	-88.980077
Population	119
Density	55.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62532
Area Code	217
County Seat	Decatur
School District	Meridian Community Unit School District 15

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About Elwin, Illinois

Elwin is a locality in Macon County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 55.2 people per km². Elwin is located at 39.7789°N, 88.9801°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62532.

Elwin emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of frame houses and rusted iron grain elevators. It lies 4.4 miles south-southwest of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 198°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Mount Zion. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity in the late afternoon, turning the vast fields of corn and soybeans into a shimmering sea of green and gold that stretches toward the distant, faint silhouette of Blind Horse Ridge. Ward Branch traces a thin, brush-lined path through the landscape just a mile away, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish patience that mirrors the tempo of the local day. Nearby, the Sand Creek Open Space Reservation offers a rare patch of uncultivated earth where the wild grasses sway in the wind, undisturbed by the mechanical hum of the nearby transit lines.

Elwin retains the quietude of a place defined by its long relationship with the soil and the iron rail. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of harvest and transport, a legacy that has shaped the town’s sturdy, unadorned architecture and the practical character of its residents. While Lake Decatur sits only three miles distant, providing a wide, reflective basin for the region’s drainage, the lifeblood of the community has always been the dark, fertile loam that demands constant attention. There is a profound stillness in the evenings here, when the dust settles on the gravel shoulders of the roads and the sky turns the color of a bruised plum, marking the end of another day spent working the heavy earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 081° E
Rotary Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 016° N
South Shores Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 036° NE
Leiby Hall Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 309° NW
Rock Springs Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 337° NW
G.A.R. Memorial (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 016° N
Unknown Soldier Monument (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 016° N
Miller's Mill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 324° NW
Old Mueller Hall Monument (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 003° N
Scoville Gardens and Zoo (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 048° NE
Staley Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 012° N
Hieronymus Mueller Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 012° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 040° NE
Wabash Station (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 020° N
Spitler Woods (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 089° E
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 285° W
Harristown Depot (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 313° NW
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 126° SE
Death of the Last Centaur (Public Artwork) — 22.8 mi, 048° NE
Christian County Coal Mine Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 227° SW
Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 227° SW
Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 226° SW
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 191° S
Roseland Theatre (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 191° S
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 30.7 mi, 316° NW
Boxcar Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 292° W
Route 66 Dream Car Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 292° W
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.5 mi, 310° NW · 13k acres
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.3 mi, 303° NW · 5,262 acres

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