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Lacon Illinois Map

Explore Lacon, 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 Lacon, Illinois

How to Use This Lacon, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.024758
Longitude	-89.411201
Population	1,878
Density	453.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61540
Area Code	815
County Seat	Lacon
School District	Midland Community Unit School District 7

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About Lacon, Illinois

Lacon is a locality in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,878. The population density is 453.2 people per km². Lacon is located at 41.0248°N, 89.4112°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lacon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61540.

Lacon commands the eastern bank of the Illinois River, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate grace toward the distant Mississippi. It lies 22.2 miles north of Washington, IL (from Washington, IL: bearing 359°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northeast of Chillicothe. The landscape surrounding Lacon is defined by the deep, fertile silt of the river valley, giving way to the shadowed irregularities of Rattlesnake Hollow just a few miles beyond the residential grid. To the north, the waters of Babb Slough hold the reflection of the sky in a quiet, stagnant stillness that contrasts with the constant, muscular flow of the river. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a dry, Midwestern sweetness that intensifies as the sun slips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of Owls Head on the horizon. Within the municipal limits, Lacon Park offers a green reprieve, its manicured edges softening the transition between the built environment and the wild, tangled growth of the Spring Branch State Conservation Area nearby.

The foundations of Lacon reflect a nineteenth-century ambition, built upon the promise of river commerce and the unending productivity of the surrounding prairie soil. While the early reliance on steamboat transit has faded, the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture, with grain elevators standing as the primary vertical markers against the flat, expansive sky. The brick architecture of the older storefronts suggests a time when local merchants and river traders dictated the pace of the afternoon, a quiet persistence that still dictates the rhythm of the streets today. Residents navigate a landscape where the history of the Illinois River serves as a constant, fluid backdrop to the modern demands of trade and transit. Life in Lacon retains a grounded character, shaped by the cyclical nature of the harvest and the persistent, quiet influence of the waterway that has drawn people to these banks for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lacon Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 075° E
Lacon Park District (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 164° S
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 204° SW
Wild Wing Duck Club (Park) — 2.1 mi, 186° S
Lacon Country Club (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 090° E
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.3 mi, 010° N · 13k acres
Great Oaks Camp (Private Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 046° NE
Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 218° SW
Tri-City Gun Club (Private Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 199° S
County Line Hill Prairie (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 214° SW
Horseshoe Duck Club (Park) — 4.8 mi, 034° NE
Marshall Putnam Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 017° N
Santa Fe Train Mural (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 212° SW
Town Theater (Cinema) — 8.4 mi, 208° SW
Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 210° SW
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 192° S
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.7 mi, 203° SW
Lacroix Rock (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 208° SW
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 251° W
Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 278° W
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 22.1 mi, 205° SW
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 161° S
Becker Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 161° S
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 202° S
AMC Classic Sunnyland 10 (Cinema) — 23.3 mi, 189° S
Bureau County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 353° N
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 204° SW
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 204° SW
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 25.1 mi, 202° S
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 197° S

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