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Fancy Prairie Illinois Map

Explore Fancy Prairie, 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 Fancy Prairie, Illinois

How to Use This Fancy Prairie, Illinois Map

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

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	Fancy Prairie
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Menard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.997549
Longitude	-89.599548
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62613, 62622
Area Code	217
County Seat	Petersburg

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About Fancy Prairie, Illinois

Fancy Prairie is a locality in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Fancy Prairie is located at 39.9975°N, 89.5995°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62613, 62622.

Fancy Prairie stretches across a vast, flat expanse of central Illinois, where the horizon meets an immense, cloud-dappled sky that dictates the mood of the day. It lies 13.7 miles north of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 10°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Sherman. The land is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition of seasons, shifting from the pale, stubbled gold of harvest to the deep, fecund black of freshly turned soil. Only three miles to the southeast, the modest rise of Walnut Hill offers a singular elevation in an otherwise level terrain, while the quiet meanderings of Fancy Creek trace a damp, wooded path just two miles away. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially during the long, amber-hued afternoons when the sun hangs low, casting long shadows that emphasize the profound linearity of the surrounding fields.

Fancy Prairie maintains a quiet, industrious character, rooted in the deep agricultural traditions that have defined this region for generations. Residents often find solace in the nearby grounds of Samuel H Jones Park, where the local flora provides a persistent, verdant contrast to the structured, geometric patterns of the neighboring soybean and corn crops. Further out, the presence of Halfmoon Lake, nine miles distant, serves as a placid landmark for those who favor the stillness of water amidst the sprawling prairie. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the seasons, a cycle of planting and reaping that fosters a deliberate, unhurried way of life. In Fancy Prairie, the legacy of the landscape is not merely a backdrop but a constant, quiet participant in the daily affairs of its inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Route 66 Dream Car Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 142° SE
Shell Gas Station (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 138° SE
Boxcar Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 139° SE
Roll of Honor Archway (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 138° SE
Samuel H Jones Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 134° SE
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 244° SW
Ronald McDonald Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 248° W
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 249° W
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 251° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 185° S
First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 207° SW
Carpenter Park (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 186° S
Carpenter Park Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 191° S
Sangamon River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 232° SW
Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 059° NE
City Hall Ball Parks (Local Recreation) — 10.1 mi, 160° S
Illinois State Fair Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 192° S
Air Combat Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 198° S
Milk a Cow (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 192° S
High Dive Show (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 191° S
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 261° W
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 054° NE
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 265° W
Springfield Art Association (Arts Centre) — 13.2 mi, 192° S
Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 13.5 mi, 185° S
The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space (Gallery) — 13.8 mi, 190° S
Hoogland Center (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 191° S
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.9 mi, 166° S
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.7 mi, 324° NW · 13k acres
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 311° NW · 5,262 acres

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