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Foosland Illinois Map

Explore Foosland, 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 Foosland, Illinois

How to Use This Foosland, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.361422
Longitude	-88.428112
Population	75
Density	419.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61845
Area Code	309
County Seat	Urbana
School District	Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

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About Foosland, Illinois

Foosland is a locality in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 419.7 people per km². Foosland is located at 40.3614°N, 88.4281°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Foosland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61845.

Foosland occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an immense, unblinking sky. It lies 11.5 miles north of Mahomet, IL (from Mahomet, IL: bearing 354°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-southwest of Gibson City. Lone Tree Creek traces a modest path near the settlement, its waters carving a subtle depression through the dark, nutrient-rich soil that defines the local topography. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Yankee Ridge occasionally punctuates the far distance, though the immediate terrain remains dominated by the vast, open geometry of cultivated fields. During the height of summer, the air hangs heavy and golden, carrying the faint, dry scent of ripening crops that shimmer like a mirage in the afternoon heat. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the long rows of stalks into sharp, rhythmic lines that vanish into the deepening indigo of the plains.

Agriculture provides the steady pulse of Foosland, anchoring a way of life that has evolved in lockstep with the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. The economy remains tethered to these fertile plains, with silos and heavy machinery serving as the primary architecture of the local industry. Residents often seek recreation at Richman Park, a local sanctuary that offers a brief, shaded respite from the exposure of the surrounding farmland, while Greenwood Lake provides a singular, reflective stillness for those looking to escape the relentless rhythm of the fields. History here is found in the weathered wood of older barns and the persistent, quiet determination of the people who maintain these wide-open spaces. Life in Foosland moves with a deliberate, measured pace, guided more by the shifting colors of the canopy and the needs of the land than by the hurried demands of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Richman Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 125° SE
Sagamon River Land Acquisition Pro (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 145° SE
Saybrook State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 334° NW
Railside Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 8.5 mi, 017° N
Arrowsmith Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 9.7 mi, 301° NW
Lake Of The Woods Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 163° S
Champaign County Forest Preserve (Local Recreation) — 11.0 mi, 170° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 162° S
Perdueville State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 076° E
Moraine View State Recreational Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.5 mi, 283° W
Twin Groves Wind Farm Lookout (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 300° NW
Staerkel Planetarium (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 155° SE
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 155° SE
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 155° SE
Prairie Grid (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 154° SE
The American's Creed (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 151° SE
Yingying Zhang Memorial Garden (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 148° SE
Senior Memorial (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 148° SE
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 150° SE
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 149° SE
Krannert Art Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 150° SE
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 146° SE
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 146° SE
Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.5 mi, 091° E
Memory Lane (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 317° NW
Weldon Springs State Park (State Recreation Area) — 30.3 mi, 237° SW
Sound of Illinois Chorus (Theatre) — 30.8 mi, 286° W
Merwin Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 30.9 mi, 287° W
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 68.6 mi, 011° N · 18k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.6 mi, 316° NW · 13k acres

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