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Farina Illinois Map

Explore Farina, 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 Farina, Illinois

How to Use This Farina, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.834213
Longitude	-88.772276
Population	540
Density	143.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62838
Area Code	618
County Seat	Vandalia
School District	South Central Community Unit School District 401

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About Farina, Illinois

Farina is a locality in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 540. The population density is 143.1 people per km². Farina is located at 38.8342°N, 88.7723°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Farina is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62838.

Farina stretches across the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the endless rows of corn and soybeans. It lies 23.3 miles south-southwest of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 212°T), and is situated 17.1 miles north-northeast of Salem. The East Fork Kaskaskia River carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with timber that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the ground remains largely level, though the distant silhouette of Pleasant Ridge breaks the monotony of the western skyline on the clearest days. Visitors seeking the stillness of the woods often find their way to Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area, where the trees offer a muted shelter from the expansive sun, and the water of Ging Lake reflects the changing colors of the clouds with a glass-like precision.

Farina grew from the steady, rhythmic pulse of agricultural life, a tradition that still dictates the pace of the day as trucks haul the harvest toward the silos. The economy remains tethered to the soil, reflecting a history of settlers who saw promise in the dark, deep loam that defines the region. While the bustle of larger hubs hums far away, the local character is defined by a self-reliance born of the vast, open space and the seasonal demands of the land. Life in Farina moves with a quiet gravity, focused on the maintenance of the homestead and the preservation of a way of existence that values the integrity of the work over the noise of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 184° S
Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 218° SW
Prairie Ridge-Marion State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 199° S
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 183° S
Edgewood Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 044° NE
Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 037° NE
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 106° E
Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 15.7 mi, 012° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 19.2 mi, 298° NW
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 297° NW
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 297° NW
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 298° NW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 22.2 mi, 033° NE
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 261° W
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 23.4 mi, 032° NE
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 032° NE
Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 053° NE
Party Cove (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 253° W
Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 224° SW
T-33 Shooting Star (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 225° SW
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 30.2 mi, 250° W
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 32.4 mi, 081° E
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 34.4 mi, 276° W
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 34.5 mi, 277° W
The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 34.5 mi, 277° W
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 277° W
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 35.9 mi, 193° S
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 50.3 mi, 040° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.9 mi, 123° SE · 20k acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.1 mi, 194° S · 91k acres

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