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Goofy Ridge Illinois Map

Explore Goofy Ridge, 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 Goofy Ridge, Illinois

How to Use This Goofy Ridge, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.394485
Longitude	-89.937614
Population	210
Density	60.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61567, 62644
Area Code	815, 217
County Seat	Havana
School District	Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

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About Goofy Ridge, Illinois

Goofy Ridge is a locality in Mason County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 60.1 people per km². Goofy Ridge is located at 40.3945°N, 89.9376°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61567, 62644.

Goofy Ridge emerges from the flat, industrious expanse of the Illinois landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the presence of Quiver Lake. It lies 12.4 miles south-southeast of Canton, IL (from Canton, IL: bearing 156°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northeast of Havana. The air here holds the dry, honest weight of the interior plains, where the sun at dusk stretches long, amber shadows across the fields that reach toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge. To the west, the Illinois River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, marking the boundary of a terrain defined by sandy soil and the pervasive, whispering presence of Sand Ridge State Forest. The light in the late afternoon possesses a peculiar, pale clarity, catching the dust motes above the dry ground and turning the nearby woodlands into a study of muted greens and deep, charcoal grays.

Goofy Ridge carries a legacy of resilience, its modest economy long tied to the rhythms of the surrounding earth and the seasonal shifts of the nearby wilderness. Residents find a singular, grounded peace in the proximity of Sand Ridge State Forest, a vast expanse that offers a stark contrast to the agricultural grids that define the broader region. Those who seek the quietude of the land often traverse the Deer Run Hiking Trail, finding the passage through the brush a way to measure the scale of the landscape against the stillness of the afternoon. While Barton Field lies miles away, its influence on the local geography remains a silent reference point for those who know the lie of the land. Life in Goofy Ridge moves with a steady, unadorned pulse, reflecting a deep, practical connection to the woods and the water that have shaped the character of the inhabitants for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sand Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 157° SE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.4 mi, 327° NW · 13k acres
Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 001° N
Liverpool Public Access (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 266° W
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 044° NE
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 025° NE
Tampico Gun Club (Park) — 3.9 mi, 297° NW
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 258° W
Mason State Tree Nursery NC (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 161° S
Prairie Hills Wetland Reserve (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 009° N
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 233° SW · 5,262 acres
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 227° SW
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 227° SW
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 249° W
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.6 mi, 022° N
Canton Waterworks (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 351° N
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 17.0 mi, 205° SW
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 051° NE
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 051° NE
Sun Tracker (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 054° NE
Sundance (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 054° NE
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 20.1 mi, 055° NE
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 351° N
Fort Crevecoeur monument (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 045° NE
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.7 mi, 024° NE
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 357° N
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 170° S
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 27.1 mi, 045° NE
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 27.3 mi, 042° NE
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 042° NE

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