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Fowler Illinois Map

Explore Fowler, 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 Fowler, Illinois

How to Use This Fowler, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.007824
Longitude	-91.258477
Population	154
Density	440.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62338
Area Code	217
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Community Unit School District 4

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About Fowler, Illinois

Fowler is a locality in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 154. The population density is 440.4 people per km². Fowler is located at 40.0078°N, 91.2585°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62338.

Fowler emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois plains, a place where the sky commands more attention than the earth itself. It lies 9.4 miles east-northeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 58°T), and is situated 16.2 miles east-southeast of Canton. The landscape around Fowler consists of deep, dark loam that stretches toward the edges of the world, punctuated only by the occasional cluster of oaks or the sharp geometry of iron silos. Two miles away, the quiet waters of Jug Lake hold the reflection of passing clouds, while the nearby banks of Honey Creek offer a narrow, shaded respite from the sun-drenched expanse of grain. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Long Ridge marks the limit of the view, a reminder that the land eventually finds a spine, even if the immediate terrain remains stubbornly level and vast.

Agriculture dictates the rhythm of existence in Fowler, where the turning of the seasons is measured by the color of the fields shifting from winter brown to the electric green of spring corn and the pale gold of autumn harvest. The economy remains tethered to the soil, a legacy of the early settlers who saw promise in the stubborn, fertile prairie that once covered the region. Beyond the local fields, the proximity of Alstynes Prairie to the east and the seasonal rush of Homan Falls provide a subtle contrast to the heavy, industrious silence of the farms. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a mechanical planter, a steady, measured pulse that recognizes the value of patience in a landscape that requires a traveler to look closely to find the beauty in its stark, unadorned simplicity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Progress Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 232° SW
Wavering Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 228° SW
Burton Cave State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 177° S
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 258° W
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 244° SW
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 237° SW
Govenor John Wood Statue (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 237° SW
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 237° SW
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 271° W
Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 234° SW
Fall Creek Scenic Overlook State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 186° S
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 302° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.5 mi, 304° NW · 3,906 acres
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 116° SE
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 117° SE
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.8 mi, 199° S
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.0 mi, 227° SW
Samuel Langhorne Clemens "Mark Twain" Statue (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 197° S
Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Viewpoint) — 20.5 mi, 196° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 195° S
Tom & Huck Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 195° S
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 194° S
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.9 mi, 327° NW · 10k acres
Tolona Access (State Recreation Area) — 24.6 mi, 277° W
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 346° N
Samuel F Miller House Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 347° N
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 346° N
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 013° N
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 39.0 mi, 124° SE

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