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Emington Illinois Map

Explore Emington, 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 Emington, Illinois

How to Use This Emington, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.969755
Longitude	-88.35811
Population	101
Density	469.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60934
Area Code	630, 331
County Seat	Pontiac
School District	Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438

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About Emington, Illinois

Emington is a locality in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 469.8 people per km². Emington is located at 40.9698°N, 88.3581°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Emington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60934.

Emington anchors itself to the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself. It lies 15.5 miles east-northeast of Pontiac, IL (from Pontiac, IL: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-southeast of Dwight. Gooseberry Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark, quiet waters providing a thread of movement across an otherwise still and fertile plain. The light here at dusk possesses a singular quality, stretching the long shadows of silos and fence lines until they blur into the darkening soil, a muted indigo haze settling over the fields as the day exhales its remaining heat. Far to the south, the distant, hazy silhouette of Sand Ridge (historic) serves as a faint reminder of the geological shifts that once shaped this region, though here the terrain remains stubbornly level, defined by the steady, rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest.

Grain elevators rise above the surrounding flatlands like monoliths, signaling the central importance of agriculture to the economic heartbeat of Emington. The settlement grew from the necessity of rail and trade, establishing a character forged by the demanding, seasonal patience of the Midwestern farmstead. Residents might travel to Saunemin City Park for an afternoon of quiet recreation or look toward the water at Dwight Lions Lake when the summer air turns heavy and thick. Life in Emington maintains a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history tied to the iron rails and the endless, gold-and-green geometry of corn and soybean crops that define the local industry. It is a place where the work of the hands remains visible in the furrowed earth, and the silence of the countryside is broken only by the occasional passage of a train or the persistent, low hum of the wind sweeping across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saunemin City Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 204° SW
Don Gardner's Prairie Restoration (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 112° E
Standard Oil Gas Station (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 284° W
Dwight Country Club (Local Recreation) — 9.7 mi, 321° NW
Park in Grundy County (Local Park) — 14.9 mi, 328° NW
Route 66 Diners (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 010° N
Gardner Jail (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 010° N
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 247° SW
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 247° SW
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 246° SW
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 016° N
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 248° W
Braidwood Area Historical Society (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 020° N
Coal City Bell (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 010° N
Kankakee Sands Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.3 mi, 025° NE
Kankakee River State Park (State Conservation Area) — 23.1 mi, 039° NE
Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.8 mi, 023° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 026° NE
Wilmington Historical Society Building (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 025° NE
Chief Shauwanasee Memorial (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 049° NE
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 26.8 mi, 353° N
Reuben G. Soderstrom (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 293° NW
Morris Guild Theater Playhouse (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 352° N
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 27.0 mi, 020° N · 18k acres
Engle Lane Theater (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 291° W
Illini State Park (State Park) — 29.8 mi, 324° NW
Illinois Canyon (Viewpoint) — 38.0 mi, 307° NW
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 39.4 mi, 300° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.5 mi, 279° W · 13k acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 60.3 mi, 052° NE · 11k acres

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