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Golden Illinois Map

Explore Golden, 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, Illinois

How to Use This Golden, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.109214
Longitude	-91.017636
Population	648
Density	389.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62339
Area Code	217
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Central CUSD 3

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About Golden, Illinois

Golden is a locality in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 648. The population density is 389.7 people per km². Golden is located at 40.1092°N, 91.0176°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Golden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62339.

Golden occupies a vast, level expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pinned to the earth by the weight of an immense, open sky. It lies 24.0 miles east-northeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 60°T), and is situated 33.1 miles north-northeast of Hannibal. The landscape around Golden is defined by the steady, industrious pulse of agriculture, where the soil holds a dark, rich density that seems to absorb the golden light of late afternoon. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Cedar Creek carve a meandering path through the terrain, providing a subtle, shaded reprieve from the sun-drenched fields of corn and soybeans that dominate the view. To the east, the distant silhouette of Dutch Ridge provides a faint, jagged interruption to the otherwise seamless sweep of the plains, while the recreational woodlands of the Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area, ten miles distant, offer a deeper complexity of oak and hickory to those seeking the solitude of the timber.

Golden emerged from the expansion of the railroad, which brought a distinct, utilitarian order to the village and established a rhythm of commerce that still lingers in the quietude of its streets. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a pattern that dictates the pace of life and ensures that the town remains a purposeful node in the larger network of Midwestern grain production. Seven miles away, the waters of Lake Clayton catch the changing colors of the seasons, serving as a silent witness to the generations that have worked this land. Life in Golden proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the primary concerns are the moisture of the soil, the integrity of the silo, and the shifting temperature of the air as autumn begins to sharpen the edges of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 036° NE
Geissler Savanna State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 322° NW
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 164° S
Clark Memorial Park (Local Park) — 14.9 mi, 121° SE
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 164° S
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 343° N
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 343° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 22.7 mi, 248° W
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 242° SW
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 23.8 mi, 015° N
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 240° SW
Govenor John Wood Statue (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 240° SW
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 240° SW
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 025° NE
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 255° W
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 273° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.5 mi, 275° W · 3,906 acres
Marquette & Jolliet Voyage (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 319° NW
Hugh Lincoln Cooper (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 316° NW
General Samuel Curtis Statue (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 316° NW
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 316° NW
Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 27.6 mi, 238° SW
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 316° NW
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.1 mi, 298° NW · 10k acres
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 038° NE
Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.6 mi, 031° NE
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 30.3 mi, 037° NE
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 30.3 mi, 037° NE

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