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Fithian Illinois Map

Explore Fithian, 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 Fithian, Illinois

How to Use This Fithian, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.113924
Longitude	-87.873086
Population	488
Density	492.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61844
Area Code	309
County Seat	Danville
School District	Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

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About Fithian, Illinois

Fithian is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 488. The population density is 492.0 people per km². Fithian is located at 40.1139°N, 87.8731°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fithian is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61844.

Fithian occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the day. It lies 12.9 miles west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Saint Joseph. The landscape is defined by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where corn and soybean fields form a vast, green-gold checkerboard that shifts in color with the turning of the seasons. Stony Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian trees that break the monotony of the open prairie. Even when the sky turns a heavy, bruised gray, the air retains a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence post and grain silo, lending the land an austere, unadorned beauty.

Fithian maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of harvest and the quiet persistence of rural life. The Kickapoo Rail Trail runs directly through the center of Fithian, transforming the old corridor into a public space where the pace of travel slows to the speed of a bicycle or a steady walk. While the distant silhouette of Yankee Ridge occasionally haunts the skyline on the clearest afternoons, the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains. The legacy of the region is written in the soil itself, a deep, dark loam that has supported generations of laborers and their families, creating a culture built on the quiet dignity of work and the deep, silent patience required to wait for the seasons to turn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — locality lies within
Salt Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 145° SE
Homer Lake Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 238° SW
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 241° SW
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 065° NE
Middle Fork Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 073° E
Peck's Point (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 073° E
St. Joseph Community Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 270° W
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 049° NE
Crestwood Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 273° W
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 052° NE
St. Joseph Wetland (Local Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 270° W
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.8 mi, 043° NE
Tilton Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 11.9 mi, 091° E
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 086° E
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 085° E
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 085° E
North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 062° NE
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 112° E
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 13.6 mi, 073° E
Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 065° NE
Gifford War Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 329° NW
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 116° SE
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 270° W
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 270° W
Morton Weir Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 269° W
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 268° W
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 22.1 mi, 273° W
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 273° W
"140 Steps" (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 113° SE

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