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Emden Illinois Map

Explore Emden, 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 Emden, Illinois

How to Use This Emden, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.298654
Longitude	-89.485101
Population	467
Density	767.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62635
Area Code	217
County Seat	Lincoln
School District	Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21

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About Emden, Illinois

Emden is a locality in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 467. The population density is 767.3 people per km². Emden is located at 40.2987°N, 89.4851°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Emden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62635.

Emden emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie like a quiet geometry of grain elevators and brick facades. It lies 12.2 miles north-northwest of Lincoln, IL (from Lincoln, IL: bearing 329°T), and is situated 15.8 miles south of Tremont. The horizon here is an infinite line, interrupted only by the seasonal rhythm of shifting light that turns the soil from a deep, damp brown to a pale, dusty gold. Prairie Creek drifts through the surrounding fields just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin, jagged line of cottonwoods and brush that break the monotony of the cultivated plains. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Red Oak Ridge defines the far edge of the sky, a reminder of the tectonic patience that formed this fertile basin. The air carries the scent of dry stalks and turned earth, a crisp clarity that renders the silhouette of every silo and farmhouse with startling, unadorned precision.

Emden maintains a steady, deliberate pace, rooted in the legacy of the nineteenth-century rail lines that first drew farmers to this high-yield soil. The local economy persists as a quiet engine of agriculture, where the movement of corn and soybeans dictates the calendar and the pulse of the streets. Beyond the daily labor of the fields, residents find a modest space for reflection at Veterans' Memorial Park, a quiet expanse six miles away that serves as a terrestrial anchor for the surrounding rural expanse. While the modern world accelerates, life here remains tied to the cycles of the seasons and the maintenance of a heritage that values endurance over spectacle. Even the stillness of Norton Lake, resting eight miles out, reflects the same unhurried character that defines the daily experience of the people living in Emden.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Delevan Lake Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 331° NW
Sugar Creek - Salt Creek Drainage (Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 145° SE
Indian Creek Woods (Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 007° N
Minier Lake Park, Inc. (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 059° NE
The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 152° SE
World's largest covered wagon (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 154° SE
Lincoln Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 145° SE
Constellation 2012 (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 149° SE
VIP Lincoln Grand (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 149° SE
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 159° S
Atlanta Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 101° E
Route 66 Arcade Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 101° E
American Giants Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 101° E
Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 172° S
Mackinaw River (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 025° NE
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 19.5 mi, 338° N
Sand Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 289° W
Sundance (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 337° NW
Powerton lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 329° NW
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 335° NW
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 335° NW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.3 mi, 313° NW
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 293° NW
Roll of Honor Archway (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 188° S
Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 mi, 359° N
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.0 mi, 286° W · 13k acres
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 25.8 mi, 310° NW
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 26.0 mi, 352° N
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 221° SW
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 273° W · 5,262 acres

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