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Lerna Illinois Map

Explore Lerna, 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 Lerna, Illinois

How to Use This Lerna, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.418369
Longitude	-88.288655
Population	226
Density	758.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62440
Area Code	217
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Charleston Community Unit School District 1

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About Lerna, Illinois

Lerna is a locality in Coles County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 758.8 people per km². Lerna is located at 39.4184°N, 88.2887°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lerna is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62440.

Lerna occupies a quiet stretch of the Illinois prairie where the South Fork Indian Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the earth. It lies 6.3 miles southeast of Mattoon, IL (from Mattoon, IL: bearing 135°T), and is situated 8.1 miles southwest of Charleston. The landscape around Lerna is defined by the vast, open horizon of the Midwest, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself. To the northeast, the faint, elevated suggestion of Fox Ridge hints at a change in the flatness, while the topography dips gently toward the drainage of Gold Hollow. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and dry corn stalks, especially during the long, amber-hued afternoons when the light flattens the fields into a singular, golden plane. A few miles away, the quiet surface of Crabill Pond serves as a mirror for the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that complements the steady, industrious pulse of the surrounding countryside.

Agriculture remains the primary engine of life in Lerna, with the seasonal rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of the days. The settlement maintains a modest, utilitarian character, reflecting a history tied deeply to the expansion of rail and the prosperity of the surrounding black-soil fields. Residents often look toward the Douglas Hart Nature Center for a connection to the native landscape, finding in its preserved woods a reminder of the prairie as it existed before the plow. There is a particular, quiet dignity in the way the local economy persists, tethered to the land and the modest commerce of a working Midwestern center. Life in Lerna proceeds without pretense, shaped by the cyclical demands of the seasons and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the streetscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Douglas Hart Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 348° N
Peterson Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 322° NW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 325° NW
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 320° NW
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 088° E
Kinzel Field (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 306° NW
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 313° NW
Woodyard Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 068° E
Warbler Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 078° E
Lakeview Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 064° NE
Hurricane Creek State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 095° E
Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 056° NE
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 284° W
World's Biggest Barber Pole (Public Artwork) — 17.8 mi, 117° SE
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 118° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 196° S
DoD War Memorial (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 118° SE
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 360° N
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.2 mi, 283° W
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 213° SW
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 24.6 mi, 213° SW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 25.7 mi, 212° SW
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 000° N
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 303° NW
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 31.3 mi, 100° E
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 094° E
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 35.9 mi, 170° S
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 42.4 mi, 268° W
Reptiles (Viewpoint) — 43.5 mi, 310° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 44.2 mi, 311° NW

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