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Hanaford Illinois Map

Explore Hanaford, 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 Hanaford, Illinois

How to Use This Hanaford, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.958
Longitude	-88.8356
Population	320
Density	122.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62856
Area Code	618
County Seat	Benton, Illinois
School District	Benton Community Consolidated School District 47

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About Hanaford, Illinois

Hanaford is a locality in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 320. The population density is 122.6 people per km². Hanaford is located at 37.9580°N, 88.8356°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hanaford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62856.

Hanaford occupies a flat, expansive stretch of Illinois prairie where the horizon serves as the primary boundary of the human eye. It lies 15.0 miles northeast of Herrin, IL (from Herrin, IL: bearing 44°T), and is situated 6.7 miles northeast of West Frankfort. The Gatling Branch cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil just outside the center, its current muted by the seasonal silt that gathers against the bank. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Wise Ridge hangs like a smudge of charcoal against the pale sky, visible only when the air turns crisp and clear. Three miles to the north, the waters of Vernons Lake hold the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of the surrounding fields. At twilight, the light settles over the landscape in a thin, bruised violet, catching the edges of the swaying stalks and turning the entire basin into a quiet, monochromatic study of shadow and space.

Hanaford grew from the steady, rhythmic labor of the nineteenth-century rail expansion, establishing an economy rooted firmly in the yield of the dark, fertile loam. The local character remains tethered to the harvest, with the seasonal movement of grain defining the pace of commerce and the mechanical hum of the elevator serving as the town’s most persistent pulse. Residents often seek the shaded quiet of Benton City Park for respite, finding a brief sanctuary five miles away from the main thoroughfares. Life in Hanaford moves with the deliberate caution of a place that understands the necessity of preparation, where the transition from the humid heat of summer to the stark, biting cold of the Midwestern winter dictates the cadence of every day. Here, the history of the region is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the brick storefronts and the deep, silent productivity of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Harrison (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 300° NW
Benton City Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 292° W
Frankfort Community Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 220° SW
Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 317° NW
Fishin' Hole Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 315° NW
Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 329° NW
White Oak (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 308° NW
Waterfowl Refuge Observation Stand (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 346° N
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 057° NE
Herrin Service Member Memorial (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 225° SW
Miner Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 308° NW
Statue of Custard Stand (Public Artwork) — 15.1 mi, 308° NW
Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 156° SE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 205° SW · 91k acres
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 224° SW
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 21.1 mi, 171° S · 7,712 acres
Looking Glass Enterprises (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 134° SE
Saline County Abulance (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 135° SE
Whites Florist (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 134° SE
David Nave Insurance (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 134° SE
Dunbar School (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 148° SE
Allen Family Farmhouse (Historic Ruins) — 22.8 mi, 149° SE
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 231° SW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 25.7 mi, 169° S · 274k acres
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 350° N
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.1 mi, 209° SW · 4,387 acres
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 233° SW
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.3 mi, 160° S · 3,740 acres
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 349° N
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 29.6 mi, 280° W

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