La Clede Illinois Map
Explore La Clede, 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 La Clede, Illinois
How to Use This La Clede, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Clede, 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 La Clede.
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 | La Clede |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Fayette County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.879768 |
| Longitude | -88.71533 |
| Population | 113 |
| Density | 142.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 62426, 62838 |
| Area Code | 217, 618 |
| County Seat | Vandalia |
| School District | South Central Community Unit School District 401 |
About La Clede, Illinois
La Clede is a locality in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 142.1 people per km². La Clede is located at 38.8798°N, 88.7153°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62426, 62838.La Clede spreads across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 19.0 miles south-southwest of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 209°T), and is situated 19.1 miles northwest of Flora. The landscape is defined by the quiet persistence of the Midwestern plains, punctuated by the slow, meandering path of Dismal Creek just a mile away. To the west, the subtle change in elevation toward Little Prairie offers a slight relief from the absolute horizontal reach of the fields, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge marks the far edge of the world. Evenings here bring a quality of light that turns the soybean fields into sheets of brushed copper, reflecting a deep, unadorned stillness that settles over the soil long before the sun disappears.
Agriculture anchors the rhythm of La Clede, as the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of every season. The proximity of Patterson Lake provides a modest sanctuary for local wildlife, while the nearby expanse of Edgewood Park serves as a quiet reminder of the region’s original, untamed vegetation. Historically, the area grew from the necessity of the rail lines and the productivity of the surrounding dark, fertile loam, fostering a culture of self-reliance that remains visible in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the local buildings. Life in La Clede moves with the deliberate weight of a place that understands its own foundations, favoring the steady work of the present over the restless noise of the modern world.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Edgewood Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 043° NE
- Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 034° NE
- Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 193° S
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 198° S
- Prairie Ridge-Marion State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 209° SW
- Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 220° SW
- Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 12.2 mi, 001° N
- Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 123° SE
- Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 17.9 mi, 031° NE
- The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 029° NE
- Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 029° NE
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 20.9 mi, 286° W
- Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 286° W
- Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 286° W
- Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 055° NE
- Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 287° W
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 042° NE
- Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 27.0 mi, 255° W
- Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 29.0 mi, 086° E
- Party Cove (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 250° W
- Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 33.7 mi, 224° SW
- Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 34.2 mi, 247° SW
- Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 107° E
- Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 37.2 mi, 271° W
- Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 37.3 mi, 272° W
- The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 37.3 mi, 272° W
- Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 39.7 mi, 196° S
- Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 45.9 mi, 039° NE
- Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.2 mi, 127° SE · 20k acres
- Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 66.8 mi, 214° SW
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About This La Clede Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Clede, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.879768, -88.71533. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for La Clede includes the ZIP code (62426, 62838), telephone area code (217, 618), county seat of Fayette County (Vandalia), and school district assignment (South Central Community Unit School District 401).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
