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Godley Illinois Map

Explore Godley, 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 Godley, Illinois

How to Use This Godley, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.236699
Longitude	-88.243672
Population	566
Density	201.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60407
Area Code	708
County Seat	Joliet
School District	Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

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About Godley, Illinois

Godley is a locality in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 566. The population density is 201.8 people per km². Godley is located at 41.2367°N, 88.2437°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Godley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60407.

Godley occupies a quiet stretch of the Illinois prairie where the horizon remains broad and unbroken, save for the silhouette of the Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond that dominates the immediate view. It lies 12.4 miles southeast of Morris, IL (from Morris, IL: bearing 132°T), and is situated 2.5 miles southwest of Braidwood. The land here is defined by its flatness, a wide expanse of earth that holds the morning light with a pale, silver intensity before the sun warms the soil. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the Mazon River traces a patient path through the landscape, three miles away, while the distant, faded outline of Sand Ridge (historic) offers a faint suggestion of depth against the sky. Within the town itself, the Godley Railroad Prairie serves as a preserved island of native grasses, maintaining a small, wild pocket of the original ecosystem that once covered this entire region.

Godley emerged from the expansion of the rail lines, carrying the echoes of industrial labor that have long shaped the regional economy and the stubborn character of its residents. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the intersection of modern energy production and the enduring, quiet persistence of the Midwestern plains. While the distant Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie speaks to the vast, historical scale of the prairie landscape, the daily experience in Godley is one of modest, grounded utility, where the sky feels immense and the wind carries the scent of dry stalks and cooling water. It is a place where the history of coal and rail has settled into a steady, unpretentious pace, defined by the changing colors of the seasons and the long, uninterrupted shadows cast across the fields as evening descends.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Godley Railroad Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 000° N
K-Mine Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 221° SW
Luke H. Goodrich Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 014° N
Braidwood Area Historical Society (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 036° NE
Elvis (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 042° NE
SRP Sand Ridge Savanna Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 073° E
Kankakee Sands Preserve 4 (Local Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 063° NE
Coal City Bell (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 325° NW
Gardner Jail (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 224° SW
Route 66 Diners (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 224° SW
Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.7 mi, 040° NE
Wauponsee Glacial Trail 1 (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 085° E
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 049° NE
Gemini Giant (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 045° NE
Wilmington Historical Society Building (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 045° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 7.7 mi, 025° NE · 18k acres
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 001° N
William G. Stratton State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 313° NW
Karen R. Olson Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 311° NW
Grundy County Historical Society (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 311° NW
Morris Guild Theater Playhouse (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 311° NW
Gebhard Woods State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 310° NW
Kankakee County Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 114° SE
Louis Jolliet (Public Artwork) — 21.8 mi, 024° NE
Joliet Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 022° N
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.3 mi, 006° N
Richard A. Rock Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 004° N
Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery (Gallery) — 26.1 mi, 021° N
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 45.5 mi, 065° NE · 11k acres

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