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Hewittsville Illinois Map

Explore Hewittsville, 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 Hewittsville, Illinois

How to Use This Hewittsville, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.537191
Longitude	-89.314128
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62568, 61540
Area Code	217, 815
County Seat	Taylorville

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About Hewittsville, Illinois

Hewittsville is a locality in Christian County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Hewittsville is located at 39.5372°N, 89.3141°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62568, 61540.

Hewittsville emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Illinois as a collection of low-slung structures defined by the vast, open sky above the prairie. It lies 1.3 miles southwest of Taylorville, IL (from Taylorville, IL: bearing 232°T), and is situated 16.1 miles northwest of Pana. The landscape surrounding Hewittsville consists of fertile, dark soil that stretches toward the distant silhouette of Long Mound, providing a quiet, geometric order to the fields of corn and soybeans. The South Fork Sangamon River traces a slow, deliberate path through the earth only one mile away, its presence marked by a thin line of riparian trees that break the uniformity of the farmland. Just a short distance further, Taylorville Lake offers a reflective expanse of water that softens the intensity of the summer sun, while the nearby grounds of Jaynes Park provide a modest, shaded retreat where the grass remains long and golden well into the autumn.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of the local economy, dictating the seasonal migration of machinery and the rhythmic labor of those who work the land. The architecture of Hewittsville reflects a legacy of mid-nineteenth-century settlement, where brick storefronts and modest frame houses prioritize utility and endurance over ornamentation. Life in Hewittsville moves with a measured pace, governed by the changing light that turns the fields into deep shades of amber and violet during the late afternoon. Residents often gather near the communal spaces that border the local park, maintaining a culture that values the quiet continuity of the seasons and the sturdy, unpretentious character of the Midwestern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jaynes Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 347° N
Manners Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 087° E
Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 080° E
Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 049° NE
Christian County Coal Mine Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 052° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 041° NE
Ivarene Wild Life Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 304° NW
Pary 2 RR Trail (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 121° SE
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 311° NW
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 129° SE
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 129° SE
Roseland Theatre (Cinema) — 16.1 mi, 130° SE
War Memorial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 347° N
The Muni (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 315° NW
Trutter Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 308° NW
Calamus Lake State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.7 mi, 017° N
Lincoln Memorial (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 309° NW
Impermanent Column (Public Artwork) — 21.1 mi, 310° NW
Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 231° SW
Rotary Sundial (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 307° NW
Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 314° NW
Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 24.5 mi, 319° NW
Roberts Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.9 mi, 218° SW
Elijah Iles House (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 315° NW
Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 25.4 mi, 049° NE
Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.1 mi, 160° S
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 39.0 mi, 355° N
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 41.1 mi, 237° SW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.1 mi, 223° SW · 32k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.6 mi, 330° NW · 13k acres

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