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Loraine Illinois Map

Explore Loraine, 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 Loraine, Illinois

How to Use This Loraine, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.154213
Longitude	-91.222365
Population	300
Density	137.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62349
Area Code	217
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Community Unit School District 4

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About Loraine, Illinois

Loraine is a locality in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 300. The population density is 137.2 people per km². Loraine is located at 40.1542°N, 91.2224°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Loraine is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62349.

Loraine emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of western Illinois as a collection of quiet streets defined by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 18.1 miles north-northeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 33°T), and is situated 18.9 miles south-southeast of Keokuk. The land surrounding Loraine carries the heavy, fertile scent of black earth, stretching out in a vast, uninterrupted plain that catches the low, golden light of the late afternoon. While the terrain remains largely level, the proximity of South Fork Bear Creek provides a subtle break in the topography, its banks fostering pockets of dense, riparian woodland that contrast with the open agricultural expanse. On the distant horizon, the faint silhouette of Gin Ridge hints at the varied geology beyond these plains, though the immediate world here is one of wide skies and the slow, deliberate work of the seasons.

History in Loraine is written in the sturdy brick facades of older structures and the persistent, industrious nature of an economy tethered to the cycles of the harvest. Families have worked these fields for generations, their lives organized around the steady cadence of planting and the eventual, bustling harvest that brings a singular urgency to the local roads. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos and farmsteads, the landscape holds quiet spaces such as the Geissler Savanna State Natural Area, where the native prairie vegetation offers a glimpse of the terrain as it existed before the plow. Not far away, the waters of Camp Saukenauk Lake provide a cooling stillness, serving as a rare, shimmering departure from the endless green and gold of the surrounding crops. Life in Loraine moves with a tempered patience, echoing the unadorned, grounded reality of the Midwestern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Geissler Savanna State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 016° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 239° SW
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 264° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 267° W · 3,906 acres
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 215° SW
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.0 mi, 302° NW · 10k acres
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 072° E
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 236° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 17.9 mi, 339° N
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 213° SW
Govenor John Wood Statue (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 213° SW
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 213° SW
George M. Verity (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 333° NW
Hugh Lincoln Cooper (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 333° NW
General Samuel Curtis Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.3 mi, 333° NW
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 014° N
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 014° N
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 18.6 mi, 333° NW
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 18.9 mi, 333° NW
Redwing Area Access (State Recreation Area) — 19.7 mi, 323° NW
Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 21.8 mi, 215° SW
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 22.8 mi, 141° SE
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 24.5 mi, 141° SE
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 041° NE
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 28.9 mi, 215° SW
Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Viewpoint) — 30.7 mi, 194° S
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 31.4 mi, 193° S
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 33.2 mi, 352° N

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