La Prairie Illinois Map
Explore La Prairie, 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 Prairie, Illinois
How to Use This La Prairie, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Prairie, 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 Prairie.
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 Prairie |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Adams County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.147824 |
| Longitude | -91.002913 |
| Population | 42 |
| Density | 84.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62346 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| County Seat | Quincy |
| School District | Central CUSD 3 |
About La Prairie, Illinois
La Prairie is a locality in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 84.0 people per km². La Prairie is located at 40.1478°N, 91.0029°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. La Prairie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62346.La Prairie claims its place upon the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under an enormous, shifting dome of sky. It lies 26.0 miles northeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 56°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-southeast of Carthage. The terrain is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of agricultural plots that bleed into one another, broken only by the occasional copse of hardwood or the sudden, shallow depression of a creek bed. Two miles to the west, Cedar Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth, its waters mirroring the changing colors of the seasons as they push toward larger basins. To the east, the land rises subtly toward the distant silhouette of Dutch Ridge, a faint, blue-hued reminder that the plains are not entirely without their own quiet architecture. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, especially during the long, golden hours of autumn when the stalks of corn and soybeans stand ready for the harvest, painting the landscape in shades of ochre and burnt umber.
History in La Prairie remains etched in the simple, sturdy foundations of its wooden structures and the enduring patterns of its rural economy, which centers on the bounty drawn from the deep, dark soil. The rhythms of daily life are dictated by the planting and the reaping, a cycle that has defined the character of the inhabitants for generations. Seven miles away, the Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of timber and brush, providing a wilder counterpoint to the orderly rows of the surrounding farms. While the pace of the modern world often bypasses these quiet roads, a sense of deliberate stillness prevails, punctuated by the occasional drone of machinery or the shifting of the wind through the tall grasses. Eight miles to the north, the waters of Croxton Lake wait in relative seclusion, offering a place for reflection where the reflection of the clouds seems to anchor the very center of the landscape.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 044° NE
- Geissler Savanna State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 312° NW
- Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 169° S
- Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 169° S
- Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 339° N
- Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 339° N
- Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 mi, 015° N
- Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 026° NE
- Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.5 mi, 242° SW
- "space Rocky" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.9 mi, 034° NE
- All Wars Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 238° SW
- Marquette & Jolliet Voyage (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 314° NW
- Hugh Lincoln Cooper (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 310° NW
- George M. Verity (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 310° NW
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 235° SW
- History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 235° SW
- Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 26.3 mi, 310° NW
- Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 26.6 mi, 311° NW
- Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 040° NE
- Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.0 mi, 033° NE
- Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 268° W
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.2 mi, 269° W · 3,906 acres
- West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.8 mi, 039° NE
- Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 27.8 mi, 039° NE
- Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 250° W
- Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.9 mi, 298° NW · 10k acres
- Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 29.7 mi, 234° SW
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About This La Prairie Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Prairie, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.147824, -91.002913. 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 Prairie includes the ZIP code (62346), telephone area code (217), county seat of Adams County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Central CUSD 3).
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. |
