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Greenview Illinois Map

Explore Greenview, 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 Greenview, Illinois

How to Use This Greenview, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.083102
Longitude	-89.738163
Population	745
Density	334.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62642
Area Code	217
County Seat	Petersburg
School District	Greenview Community Unit School District 200

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About Greenview, Illinois

Greenview is a locality in Menard County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 745. The population density is 334.9 people per km². Greenview is located at 40.0831°N, 89.7382°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greenview is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62642.

Greenview occupies a vast, level expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a high, pale sky. It lies 20.1 miles north-northwest of Springfield, IL (from Springfield, IL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 7.6 miles northeast of Petersburg. Grove Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark waters reflecting the seasonal shifts of the surrounding fields. The air here holds the scent of turned soil and dry stalks, particularly when the late afternoon sun casts long, amber shadows across the flat terrain. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Red Oak Ridge breaks the absolute flatness of the vista, while the quiet basin of Sleepy Hollow provides a subtle dip in the land just a few miles away. During the stillness of autumn, the light catches the golden hues of the grasses at Baugher Hill Prairie, creating a momentary, luminous intensity that defines the character of the open country.

Greenview grew from the persistent efforts of those who broke the stubborn sod to claim a life from the fertile, deep-black loam of the Midwest. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the movement of heavy machinery and the collective labor of the harvest. Families have worked these specific acres for generations, their legacies tied to the grain elevators that rise like monoliths above the grid of the streets. While the pace of life remains deliberate, the proximity to Day Lake offers a rare point of stillness where the water mirrors the clouds and the occasional flight of migrating birds. Whether in the stark clarity of a winter frost or the humid, green abundance of midsummer, Greenview maintains a stoic, grounded presence that honors its long connection to the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baugher Hill Prairie (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 298° NW
Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 311° NW
Hurie Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 228° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 232° SW
Barton-Sommer Woodland State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 068° E
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 230° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 176° S
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 175° S
Ronald McDonald Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 173° S
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 218° SW
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 166° S
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 219° SW
Route 66 Dream Car Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 133° SE
Shell Gas Station (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 132° SE
Boxcar Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 132° SE
Roll of Honor Archway (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 131° SE
First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 166° S
Carpenter Park (Local Recreation) — 15.5 mi, 159° S
Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 094° E
Air Combat Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 167° S
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 085° E
Milk a Cow (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 164° S
High Dive Show (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 163° S
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 18.8 mi, 289° W
Springfield Art Association (Arts Centre) — 19.5 mi, 166° S
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 172° S
The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 166° S
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.4 mi, 312° NW · 5,262 acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.7 mi, 330° NW · 13k acres
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 25.7 mi, 341° N

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