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Littleton Illinois Map

Explore Littleton, 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 Littleton, Illinois

How to Use This Littleton, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityLittleton
StateIllinois (IL)
CountySchuyler County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.233934
Longitude-90.62235
Population139
Density45.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code61452
Area Code815
County SeatRushville
School DistrictSchuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5

About Littleton, Illinois

Littleton is a locality in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 139. The population density is 45.9 people per km². Littleton is located at 40.2339°N, 90.6223°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Littleton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61452.

Littleton occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels remarkably vast. It lies 15.8 miles south of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 170°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-northwest of Rushville. The land here leans into the slow, deliberate rhythms of the corn and soybean rotation, a landscape defined by the subtle rise of Center Ridge four miles to the east and the steady, unassuming path of Brushy Creek just a mile away. When the sun begins to dip, the light catches the golden stalks of the fields, turning the soil into a deep, bruised purple that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the shadows lengthen. Seven miles distant, the waters of Gill Lake offer a reflective stillness, providing a rare vertical break in the otherwise horizontal reach of the prairie.

Littleton bears the quiet marks of its agricultural heritage, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the earth and the local traditions of the Midwest. The pace of life here is dictated by the seasons, a slow migration from the preparation of the fields to the harvest, maintaining a character that values endurance over haste. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain occasionally breaks into the rugged depressions of Scab Hollow, eleven miles out, reminding residents of the slow, geological work beneath their feet. Those seeking a broader perspective often venture eight miles toward Scripps Park, a space that preserves the quietude of the plains. In Littleton, the architecture is modest and functional, favoring simple lines and sturdy materials that have weathered the changing winds of the decades without seeking unnecessary attention.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Scripps Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 164° S
  • Public Square (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 158° S
  • Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 180° S
  • "dirty Dog" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 001° N
  • Camp Ellis (Private Recreation) — 13.6 mi, 051° NE
  • Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 350° N
  • Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 127° SE
  • Western Illinois Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 350° N
  • Looking for Lincoln (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 351° N
  • Abraham Lincoln Plaque (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 351° N
  • West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 351° N
  • Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 351° N
  • McDonough County Honor Roll (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 351° N
  • Veterans Park (Local Recreation) — 16.3 mi, 356° N
  • Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 16.9 mi, 348° N
  • McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 16.9 mi, 349° N
  • Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 16.9 mi, 331° NW
  • Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.6 mi, 342° N
  • Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 146° SE
  • Beardstown Marsh (Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 149° SE
  • Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 20.3 mi, 315° NW
  • Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 164° S · 7,396 acres
  • Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 208° SW
  • Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.8 mi, 076° E · 5,262 acres
  • Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 27.6 mi, 074° E
  • Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 29.5 mi, 214° SW
  • Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 295° NW
  • Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 295° NW
  • Jake's Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.9 mi, 119° SE
  • Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 40.2 mi, 069° E

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About This Littleton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Littleton, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.233934, -90.62235. 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 Littleton includes the ZIP code (61452), telephone area code (815), county seat of Schuyler County (Rushville), and school district assignment (Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.