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Kansas Illinois Map

Explore Kansas, 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 Kansas, Illinois

How to Use This Kansas, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.552813
Longitude	-87.939478
Population	670
Density	253.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61933
Area Code	309
County Seat	Paris
School District	Kansas Community Unit School District 3

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About Kansas, Illinois

Kansas is a locality in Edgar County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 670. The population density is 253.1 people per km². Kansas is located at 39.5528°N, 87.9395°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kansas is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61933.

Kansas sprawls across the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches thin and wide under an expansive, unyielding sky. It lies 13.2 miles east-northeast of Charleston, IL (from Charleston, IL: bearing 73°T), and is situated 13.6 miles west-southwest of Paris. The landscape here is defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of agriculture, punctuated by the quiet flow of East Donica Creek as it cuts through the dark, rich soil just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain rises slightly toward the distant silhouette of Fox Ridge, providing a subtle relief to the otherwise level plains. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the edges of the grain silos and the weathered brick of older storefronts, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the profound stillness of the afternoon.

Kansas remains an anchor for the surrounding rural economy, a place where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the calendar. The proximity of Baber Woods Fee offers a rare glimpse into the native timber that once covered this region, providing a shaded refuge of oak and hickory that contrasts with the open, cultivated grids of the surrounding farms. Residents maintain a connection to the deeper rhythms of the land, whether finding a moment of reflection near the waters of Martin Tarble Lake or navigating the subtle elevation changes toward The Rocks Park. Life in Kansas moves with a deliberate, grounded gravity, reflecting a history built on the resilience of those who first broke this heavy earth and the quiet endurance of those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baber Woods Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 154° SE
Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 284° W
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 327° NW
Mill Creek Lake and Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 134° SE
Lakeview Park (Local Park) — 12.2 mi, 244° SW
Woodyard Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 240° SW
Hurricane Creek State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 216° SW
Warbler Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 234° SW
American Legion Park (Local Recreation) — 13.8 mi, 068° E
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 228° SW
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 131° SE
Worlds Largest Rocking Chair (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 189° S
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 189° S
Lincoln Trail State Park (State Recreation Area) — 18.0 mi, 141° SE
DoD War Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 188° S
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.0 mi, 140° SE
Hippie Memorial (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 295° NW
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 258° W
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 258° W
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 312° NW
Log Cabin Chapel (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 097° E
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 103° E
Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 102° E
Haley Tower (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 099° E
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 105° E
Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 104° E
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 37.6 mi, 031° NE
Merom Bluff (Viewpoint) — 39.5 mi, 150° SE
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 41.2 mi, 340° N
Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 44.7 mi, 124° SE

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