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Fairbury Illinois Map

Explore Fairbury, 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 Fairbury, Illinois

How to Use This Fairbury, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.747257
Longitude	-88.514779
Population	3,633
Density	775.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61739
Area Code	309
County Seat	Pontiac
School District	Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8

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About Fairbury, Illinois

Fairbury is a locality in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,633. The population density is 775.4 people per km². Fairbury is located at 40.7473°N, 88.5148°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairbury is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61739.

Fairbury occupies a vast, level expanse of the Illinois prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 11.0 miles south-southeast of Pontiac, IL (from Pontiac, IL: bearing 147°T), and is situated 15.9 miles east-northeast of Lexington. The horizon stretches in an unbroken, emerald-and-gold line of soybean and corn stalks, interrupted only by the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator rising like a spire above the fields. Indian Creek meanders just a mile from the center, a modest ribbon of water that traces the slow, deliberate pulse of the landscape. At dusk, the light loses its sharp edges, casting a long, amber glow over the flat plains that makes the distant, hazy shadow of Blue Mound seem like a dream held at the very limit of sight.

Fairbury serves as a quiet anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, anchored firmly by the social gravity of Fairbury Central Park. The architecture leans into a sturdy, Midwestern pragmatism, with brick facades that have weathered decades of changing seasons and shifting markets. Local industry remains tied to the fertility of the soil, a legacy that continues to define the pace of life and the shared values of those who work the black, rich loam. While Turtle Pond remains a quiet destination twelve miles away for those seeking a slower reflection of the clouds, the daily rhythm of Fairbury is found in the steady hum of commerce and the enduring character of its streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fairbury Sunken Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 104° E
Fairbury Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 179° S
Boys And Girls Club Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 349° N
Weston Cemetery Buffer Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 270° W
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 327° NW
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 327° NW
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 327° NW
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 325° NW
Pontiac Fairground (Local Recreation) — 12.3 mi, 323° NW
Memory Lane (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 244° SW
Saybrook State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 185° S
Standard Oil Gas Station (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 358° N
Merwin Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 250° W
Twin Groves Wind Farm Lookout (Viewpoint) — 20.9 mi, 209° SW
Arrowsmith Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 22.0 mi, 190° S
Moraine View State Recreational Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 206° SW
Project XV Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 269° W
Student Art Gallery (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 229° SW
University Galleries (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 236° SW
Old Main Cornerstone (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 237° SW
Stroud Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 238° SW
Capen Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 237° SW
Second Globe Theatre (Public Artwork) — 29.9 mi, 237° SW
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 328° NW
The Sesquicentennial Gates (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 234° SW
Merwin Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 30.7 mi, 235° SW
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 43.6 mi, 323° NW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 44.3 mi, 023° NE · 18k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.6 mi, 298° NW · 13k acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 76.6 mi, 046° NE · 11k acres

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