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Keenes Illinois Map

Explore Keenes, 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 Keenes, Illinois

How to Use This Keenes, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.338104
Longitude	-88.643111
Population	50
Density	148.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62851
Area Code	618
County Seat	Fairfield
School District	Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

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About Keenes, Illinois

Keenes is a locality in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 148.5 people per km². Keenes is located at 38.3381°N, 88.6431°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Keenes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62851.

Keenes manifests as a quiet intersection of flat, dark-soiled fields and expansive, open sky that defines the deep agricultural heart of the region. It lies 14.2 miles east of Mount Vernon, IL (from Mount Vernon, IL: bearing 84°T), and is situated 15.6 miles west of Fairfield. The landscape stretches outward in a rhythmic repetition of corn and soybean rows, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of Shoe Creek, which cuts a modest path through the earth just a mile from the center. To the west, the subtle rise of Fleming Ridge creates a faint, hazy silhouette against the horizon, anchoring the otherwise level terrain. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and turned earth, carrying a stillness that feels heavy with the patient, unyielding cycles of the seasons.

Keenes emerged from the necessities of the prairie, serving as a point of connection for the farmers whose lives remain tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage. While the local economy persists in its devotion to the harvest, the proximity of the Illinois Central Reservoir provides a local focus for the landscape, mirroring the vast, flat sky in its quiet surface. Residents find a broader connection to the natural world at the Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area, where the grasses and timber offer a respite from the geometric precision of the nearby farmsteads. Life in Keenes moves with the deliberate pace of the rural Midwest, where the character of the place is formed by the endurance of its people and the quiet, persistent expansion of the fields under a wide, unobstructed sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 198° S
Sam And Florence Atkinson Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 083° E
Sam Dale Lake State Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 009° N
Granada (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 264° W
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 267° W
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 269° W
Unique Stones (Public Artwork) — 15.3 mi, 263° W
War Memorial (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 263° W
Wayne County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 080° E
Lincoln Monument (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 079° E
Rend Lake (Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 236° SW
Waterfowl Refuge Observation Stand (Viewpoint) — 19.8 mi, 222° SW
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 348° N
Fishin' Hole Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 217° SW
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 27.8 mi, 345° N
George Harrison (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 213° SW
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 014° N
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 048° NE
The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 110° E
Archaeological Dig (Historic Ruins) — 40.9 mi, 110° E
New Harmony Contemporary Gallery & Shop (Gallery) — 41.1 mi, 110° E
Hoosier Salon (Gallery) — 41.1 mi, 110° E
David Nave Insurance (Attraction) — 41.7 mi, 173° S
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 44.9 mi, 242° SW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.7 mi, 203° SW · 91k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.3 mi, 169° S · 274k acres
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.7 mi, 090° E · 20k acres
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 47.6 mi, 188° S · 7,712 acres
Burden Falls Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.5 mi, 180° S · 3,740 acres
Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.9 mi, 165° S · 3,978 acres

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