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Fairview Illinois Map

Explore Fairview, 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 Fairview, Illinois

How to Use This Fairview, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.654735
Longitude	-90.183165
Population	426
Density	39.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62982, 61432
Area Code	618, 815
County Seat	Elizabethtown
School District	Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

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About Fairview, Illinois

Fairview is a locality in Hardin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 426. The population density is 39.0 people per km². Fairview is located at 40.6547°N, 90.1832°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62982, 61432.

Fairview occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches wide across fields of corn and soybean that shimmer like a verdant sea under the heavy, humid heat of midsummer. It lies 38.3 miles southeast of Marion, IL (from Marion, IL: bearing 124°T), and is situated 26.6 miles north-northeast of Paducah. The land here slopes gently toward the Ohio River, a mile distant, which serves as a slow-moving artery for the region’s drainage and its quiet, persistent history. A short distance away, the elevation shifts as the earth rises toward Lavender Hill, while the terrain dips into the shadowy, damp recesses of Coalmine Hollow. The air often carries the scent of turned earth and drying husks, a sensory reminder of the agrarian cycles that govern the slow, deliberate pace of the days. During the golden hour, the light catches the dust motes above the fields, casting a soft, amber glow over the landscape that makes the Kaskaskia Experimental Forest, seven miles out, appear as a deep, velvet smudge against the sky.

Fairview maintains a character defined by its steadfast connection to the soil and the legacy of the industries that once carved a living from the subterranean layers of the earth. While the local economy has transitioned, the influence of the nearby Carrsville Riverfront Park remains central to the leisure of the inhabitants, providing a space where the rhythm of the water dictates the quietude of the afternoon. City Lake, sixteen miles away, offers a distant retreat for those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, yet life in Fairview remains anchored to the immediate, practical geography of the plains. The architecture—a blend of sturdy brick and weathered limestone—speaks of a time when the town grew in tandem with the demands of the surrounding fields and the transport routes provided by the river. It is a place where the seasons dictate the internal clock, and the long, flat shadows of evening mark the conclusion of a labor that is both demanding and remarkably consistent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 144° SE
Leisure Lakes (Private Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 102° E
Fairview Fin-Feather Club (Park) — 2.8 mi, 216° SW
Nature Conservancy (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 093° E
Double "T" State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 133° SE
Camp Wilderness (Private Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 298° NW
Lakeland Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 123° SE
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 298° NW
Canton Country Club (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 120° SE
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 072° E
Canton Waterworks (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 120° SE
The Pioneers (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 053° NE
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 053° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 246° SW
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.7 mi, 116° SE
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 20.1 mi, 133° SE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 158° S · 13k acres
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 337° NW
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 168° S · 5,262 acres
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 334° NW
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 135° SE
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 171° S
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 335° NW
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 335° NW
Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 334° NW
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.0 mi, 076° E
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 25.0 mi, 165° S
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 102° E
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 328° NW
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 28.9 mi, 242° SW

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