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Lowpoint Illinois Map

Explore Lowpoint, 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 Lowpoint, Illinois

How to Use This Lowpoint, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.8729
Longitude	-89.3138
Population	148
Density	251.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61545
Area Code	815
County Seat	Eureka
School District	Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21

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About Lowpoint, Illinois

Lowpoint is a locality in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 148. The population density is 251.7 people per km². Lowpoint is located at 40.8729°N, 89.3138°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61545.

Lowpoint emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie like a quiet assertion of persistence against the horizon. It lies 12.7 miles north-northeast of Washington, IL (from Washington, IL: bearing 23°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Chillicothe. The landscape here is defined by an immense, open sky that presses down upon the grid of fields, where the earth shifts from dark, fertile loam to the subtle, uneven terrain shaped by the slow movement of ancient glaciers. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Richland Creek carve a slender path through the soil, offering a muted contrast to the endless rows of corn and soybeans that dominate the view. As the sun dips toward the edge of the world, the light turns a bruised, singular gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the solitude of the plains and the stark geometry of the grain elevators rising above the distant tree lines.

History in Lowpoint is measured not by monuments, but by the slow, seasonal pulse of an agricultural economy that has sustained these families for generations. The legacy of the land is inextricably tied to the rhythms of planting and harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of life far more than the clocks in the quiet storefronts. While the recreational stillness of Camp Manitoumi provides a nearby sanctuary for reflection, the broader region feels the influence of larger waters, with Upper Peoria Lake sitting just seven miles away as a reminder of the shifting geography of the Illinois River basin. Life here remains anchored to the soil and the weather, a steady, unadorned existence that finds its own particular grace in the simple, repetitive labor of maintaining a foothold in the heart of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Camp Manitoumi (Private Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 239° SW
City Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 020° N
W.D. Boyce Council - Boy Scouts of America (Private Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 300° NW
Highland Lake Recreational Club (Park) — 4.4 mi, 303° NW
Metamora Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 206° SW
Out of Court (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 204° SW
Black Partridge Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 216° SW
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 273° W
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 305° NW
Wild Wing Duck Club (Park) — 9.2 mi, 323° NW
Town Theater (Cinema) — 9.5 mi, 289° W
Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 289° W
Santa Fe Train Mural (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 290° W
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 168° S
Becker Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 168° S
Washington F4 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 206° SW
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.4 mi, 244° SW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.6 mi, 340° N · 13k acres
AMC Classic Sunnyland 10 (Cinema) — 15.3 mi, 215° SW
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 17.2 mi, 237° SW
Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 256° W
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 231° SW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 223° SW
Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.0 mi, 211° SW
Project XV Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 121° SE
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 222° SW
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 229° SW
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 19.3 mi, 229° SW
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 232° SW
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 232° SW

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