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Litchfield Illinois Map

Explore Litchfield, 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 Litchfield, Illinois

How to Use This Litchfield, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.175963
Longitude	-89.665482
Population	6,605
Density	283.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60954, 62056
Area Code	630, 331, 309
County Seat	Kankakee
School District	Litchfield Community Unit School District 12

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About Litchfield, Illinois

Litchfield is a locality in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,605. The population density is 283.7 people per km². Litchfield is located at 39.1760°N, 89.6655°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Litchfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60954, 62056.

Litchfield commands a vast expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that seems to possess a singular, heavy clarity. It lies 14.4 miles east of Bradley, IL (from Bradley, IL: bearing 84°T), and is situated 4.0 miles east of Momence. The Kankakee River carves its path through the terrain with a deliberate, muscular grace, defining the edge of the landscape before the land settles into the quiet, sodden expanse of the Momencee Wetlands State Natural Area. Three miles from the center, the surface of Mirror Lake catches the light of late afternoon, turning a muted, metallic silver that mirrors the shift in the clouds. Mount Langham sits as a distant, solitary punctuation mark on the far horizon, offering a subtle elevation to an otherwise expansive, flat topography that feels both ancient and remarkably open.

Litchfield carries the weight of a Midwestern history built on the steady, rhythmic labor of agriculture and the persistent industry that once connected the plains to the wider world. The local economy maintains a deliberate pace, rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding soil and the quiet maintenance of the infrastructure that keeps the region viable. Life in Litchfield moves with the reliable frequency of the seasons, where the golden hues of autumn corn and the deep green of summer soybeans dictate the texture of the days. The character of the place is found in the brick facades and the long, straight streets that seem to invite the wind, offering a sturdy, unpretentious existence that values a certain stoic endurance over the fleeting trends of more frantic, populated corridors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plummer Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 181° S
Schalk Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 097° E
Davis Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 143° SE
Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 268° W
Henry Eilers Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.8 mi, 079° E
Weigh Station Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 3.9 mi, 019° N
Mother Jones Monument (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 209° SW
Gillespie (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 285° W
H & B Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 090° E
Golf Course (Park) — 10.3 mi, 210° SW
Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 006° N
Illinois Traction System (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 210° SW
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 305° NW
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 208° SW
Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 107° E
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 304° NW
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 279° W
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 239° SW
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 18.0 mi, 337° NW
Divine Servant (Public Artwork) — 23.8 mi, 145° SE
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 145° SE
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.9 mi, 145° SE
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 145° SE
Bethalto Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 228° SW
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 29.5 mi, 014° N
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.5 mi, 212° SW
Charles Raich Field (Stadium) — 31.5 mi, 224° SW
Robert Pershing Wadlow (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 234° SW
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 32.4 mi, 115° SE
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.2 mi, 228° SW · 32k acres

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