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Forest City Illinois Map

Explore Forest City, 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 Forest City, Illinois

How to Use This Forest City, Illinois Map

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

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	Forest City
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Mason County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.370041
Longitude	-89.827611
Population	222
Density	163.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61532, 61567
Area Code	815
County Seat	Havana
School District	Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

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About Forest City, Illinois

Forest City is a locality in Mason County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 222. The population density is 163.9 people per km². Forest City is located at 40.3700°N, 89.8276°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forest City is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61532, 61567.

Forest City emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Illinois as a collection of quiet streets defined by the Mason Tazewell Drainage Ditch that carves a deliberate path through the earth nearby. It lies 16.8 miles southwest of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 216°T), and is situated 17.0 miles southeast of Canton. The landscape surrounding Forest City remains tethered to the ancient, sandy soil of the region, where the deep green canopy of Sand Ridge State Forest sits only four miles away, offering a stark contrast to the vast, cultivated fields that define the visual experience. To the east, the faint, elevated silhouette of Red Oak Ridge breaks the relentless linearity of the plains, while the proximity of Sparks Pond State Natural Area provides a sanctuary for local flora, lending a stillness to the air that feels heavy with the scent of damp loam and tall, swaying grasses.

Agriculture serves as the invisible pulse of Forest City, an economy built upon the steady cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the rhythm of the days. The legacy of the land is preserved in the modest, sturdy architecture that keeps watch over the roads, standing as a quiet record of generations who worked these fields long before the modern era. While travelers might pass through without pause, the local life is marked by the subtle shifts of the seasons, from the golden, sun-bleached intensity of late summer to the muted, gray expanse of winter mornings. Those seeking to traverse the terrain often find themselves drawn toward the Deer Run Hiking Trail, a route that winds through the nearby woodlands, or toward the tranquil waters of Quiver Lake, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber strips across the surface of the water, reflecting the enduring, unadorned beauty of the interior Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sparks Pond State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 029° NE
Sand Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 287° W
Mason State Tree Nursery NC (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 227° SW
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 321° NW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 328° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.3 mi, 289° W · 13k acres
Green Valley Site (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 082° E
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 274° W
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.7 mi, 351° N
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 254° W · 5,262 acres
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 mi, 250° W
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 13.4 mi, 249° W
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 15.4 mi, 263° W
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 034° NE
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 034° NE
Sun Tracker (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 038° NE
Sundance (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 038° NE
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 17.0 mi, 039° NE
Pekin Lake (State Recreation Area) — 17.1 mi, 033° NE
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 18.9 mi, 224° SW
Fort Crevecoeur monument (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 031° NE
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 338° N
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 24.8 mi, 033° NE
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 183° S
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 034° NE
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 25.3 mi, 029° NE
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 029° NE
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 029° NE
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 181° S
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 126° SE

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