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Gridley Illinois Map

Explore Gridley, 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 Gridley, Illinois

How to Use This Gridley, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.743368
Longitude	-88.881458
Population	1,456
Density	455.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61744
Area Code	309
County Seat	Bloomington
School District	El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11

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About Gridley, Illinois

Gridley is a locality in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,456. The population density is 455.9 people per km². Gridley is located at 40.7434°N, 88.8815°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gridley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61744.

Gridley emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet anchor cast into a sea of corn and soybeans. It lies 16.2 miles southwest of Pontiac, IL (from Pontiac, IL: bearing 234°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of El Paso. The landscape surrounding Gridley remains remarkably level, a vast expanse of fertile black soil that stretches toward the distant, hazy rise of Blue Mound in the west. A mile to the east, the modest, winding path of Buck Creek cuts through the fields, providing a thin ribbon of riparian woodland that breaks the relentless geometry of the agricultural grid. At dusk, the light here possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the dust of the harvest and turning the silos into stark silhouettes against a sky that seems wider and more profound than anywhere else. While Lake Bloomington sits six miles away, the character of the immediate terrain is defined by the depth of the earth and the persistence of the wind, which moves uninterrupted across miles of cultivated land.

Gridley traces its origins to the mid-nineteenth century, growing in tandem with the iron rails that once transformed the inland plains into a vital artery of commerce. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy of production and transport, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons of planting and the eventual gathering of the crop. Beyond the working fields, the natural quiet of the region is preserved at the Merwin Preserve, a sanctuary that offers a glimpse of the tallgrass prairie as it existed before the plow claimed the expanse. Life in Gridley maintains a deliberate, steady pace, defined by the enduring brick storefronts and the simple, functional architecture of a place built for utility and endurance. It is a location where the history of the frontier remains legible in the straight lines of the roads and the patient, industrious temperament of those who continue to work the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Merwin Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 188° S
Sweeney Woods Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 208° SW
Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 265° W
Project XV Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 267° W
El Paso Country Club (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 233° SW
Memory Lane (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 143° SE
Comlara Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 230° SW
Fairlakes Golf Course (Park) — 13.0 mi, 250° W
Ironwood Golf Course (Park) — 14.1 mi, 195° S
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 053° NE
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 054° NE
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 054° NE
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 054° NE
Stroud Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 201° S
University Galleries (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 199° S
Old Main Cornerstone (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 200° S
Capen Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 200° S
Second Globe Theatre (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 199° S
Student Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 185° S
Merwin Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 198° S
The Sesquicentennial Gates (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 198° S
Twin Groves Wind Farm Lookout (Viewpoint) — 20.2 mi, 153° SE
Historic US Route 66 Sign (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 199° S
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 264° W
Bosarth Memorial (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 185° S
Moraine View State Recreational Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 161° S
Mackinaw River (State Recreation Area) — 24.5 mi, 241° SW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.1 mi, 314° NW · 13k acres
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 35.8 mi, 349° N
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 55.5 mi, 038° NE · 18k acres

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