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Longview Illinois Map

Explore Longview, 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 Longview, Illinois

How to Use This Longview, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.8867
Longitude	-88.066427
Population	112
Density	175.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61852
Area Code	309
County Seat	Urbana
School District	Heritage Community Unit School District 8

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About Longview, Illinois

Longview is a locality in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 175.1 people per km². Longview is located at 39.8867°N, 88.0664°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Longview is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61852.

Longview occupies a vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 17.2 miles south-southeast of Urbana, IL (from Urbana, IL: bearing 154°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-northeast of Villa Grove. The horizon stretches in an unbroken line, interrupted only by the seasonal transformation of crops and the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator rising like a sentinel over the fields. A mile away, the quiet waters of Long Point Slough trace a thin, winding path through the soil, offering a rare break in the geometric precision of the landscape. During the autumn, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the immense scale of the horizon and the quiet solitude of the surrounding plains.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life in Longview, anchoring the daily rhythm to the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. While the land is primarily devoted to the industry of corn and soybeans, the proximity of the Edna Edwards Burnett Land and Water Reserve provides a necessary sanctuary for the native grasses and wildlife that once dominated the entire state. Residents look toward the distant, faint rise of Yankee Ridge to the horizon, a subtle reminder of the geological variety that exists beyond these flat, fertile acres. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, grounded by a history of hard work and the enduring, quiet beauty of a landscape that demands patience from those who live upon it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Edna Edwards Burnett Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 275° W
Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 224° SW
Hazen Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 329° NW
Homer Lake Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 019° N
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 020° N
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 241° SW
Hindsboro State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 180° S
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 198° S
University of Illinois Public Golf Course (Park) — 14.6 mi, 316° NW
Meadowbrook Park (Local Park) — 14.9 mi, 332° NW
Tumble Gate (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 332° NW
Historical Marker: Early Settlers of Sadorus (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 290° W
Historical Marker: Potawatomi Trail of Death (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 290° W
Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 17.0 mi, 023° NE
Krannert Art Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 330° NW
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 331° NW
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 334° NW
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 334° NW
Mac and Diana Garret Memorial Tree (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 329° NW
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 330° NW
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 325° NW
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 325° NW
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.3 mi, 049° NE
Middle Fork Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.5 mi, 044° NE
Peck's Point (Viewpoint) — 24.8 mi, 044° NE
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.5 mi, 038° NE
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 mi, 070° E
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 30.5 mi, 049° NE
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 32.2 mi, 188° S
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 32.6 mi, 210° SW

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