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Golden Gate Illinois Map

Explore Golden Gate, 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 Golden Gate, Illinois

How to Use This Golden Gate, Illinois Map

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

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	Golden Gate
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Wayne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.359492
Longitude	-88.204208
Population	65
Density	317.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62843
Area Code	618
County Seat	Fairfield
School District	Fairfield Public School District 112

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About Golden Gate, Illinois

Golden Gate is a locality in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 65. The population density is 317.7 people per km². Golden Gate is located at 38.3595°N, 88.2042°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Golden Gate is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62843.

Golden Gate emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of rooftops amidst an endless sea of corn and soybeans. It lies 38.0 miles east of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Fairfield. The Little Wabash River carves a serpentine path through the landscape, its slow, dark waters defining the low-lying terrain that characterizes the region. Only a mile away, the quiet stillness of Half Moon Pond reflects the vast, open sky, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift lazily over the horizon. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pig Ridge marks the edge of the world, a subtle reminder of the geological shifts that once shaped this broad, interior basin. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and coming rain, a heavy, honest fragrance that clings to the fields as the sun dips low, casting long, amber shadows across the gravel roads.

Golden Gate carries the weight of a century’s labor, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life and the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding soil. This land, preserved in part by the Little Wabash River PCON, serves as a sanctuary for the wildlife that navigates the thickets and riparian corridors. Generations have worked these fields, their lives marked not by the clamor of industry but by the methodical harvest and the changing color of the stalks. The character of Golden Gate is found in the steady, unassuming persistence of its people, who recognize that their prosperity is drawn directly from the sun-drenched dirt and the reliable overflow of the riverbanks. It is a place where the passage of time is measured by the growth of the crops and the quiet, persistent turning of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Little Wabash River (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 222° SW
Alvah Borah State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 200° S
Leo French Memorial Park (Local Park) — 8.1 mi, 282° W
War Memorial (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 280° W
Lincoln Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 280° W
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 279° W
Sam And Florence Atkinson Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 286° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 274° W
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.2 mi, 237° SW
Beall Woods State Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.4 mi, 091° E
Beall Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.7 mi, 090° E
The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 137° SE
Archaeological Dig (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 137° SE
Descent of the Holy Spirit (Public Artwork) — 21.4 mi, 137° SE
Paul Tillich Memorial (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 137° SE
New Harmony Contemporary Gallery & Shop (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 137° SE
Hoosier Salon (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 137° SE
Murphy Auditorium & USI New Harmony Theatre (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 138° SE
Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 137° SE
Thrall's Opera House (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 137° SE
George Keppler House (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 137° SE
1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 137° SE
Harmonie State Park (State Park) — 22.8 mi, 144° SE
Gibson Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.9 mi, 091° E
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.0 mi, 095° E · 20k acres
Bieker-Wilson Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 167° S
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 34.1 mi, 090° E
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 44.9 mi, 187° S · 7,712 acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 45.2 mi, 187° S · 274k acres
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 51.6 mi, 190° S · 3,978 acres

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