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Manito Illinois Map

Explore Manito, 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 Manito, Illinois

How to Use This Manito, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.425874
Longitude	-89.779276
Population	1,552
Density	396.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61546
Area Code	815
County Seat	Havana
School District	Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

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About Manito, Illinois

Manito is a locality in Mason County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,552. The population density is 396.1 people per km². Manito is located at 40.4259°N, 89.7793°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manito is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61546.

Manito emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Illinois as a patchwork of fertile soil and quiet, hardworking purpose. It lies 12.2 miles southwest of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 217°T), and is situated 19.6 miles south-southwest of East Peoria. The landscape surrounding Manito is defined by the deep, dark loam of the prairie, where the earth seems to hold the sky in an endless, open embrace. To the east, the waters of the Mackinaw River carve a slow, meandering path through the terrain, while the dense, sandy pines of Sand Ridge State Forest offer a sudden, textured contrast to the vast openness of the surrounding fields. The air here carries the faint, dry scent of dust and drying stalks, particularly at dusk, when the low sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch across the plains like fingers reaching toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge.

Agriculture remains the singular, rhythmic heartbeat of Manito, dictating the tempo of the seasons from the first green shoots of spring to the heavy, mechanical hum of the autumn harvest. The history of the village is written in the geometry of its grid and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that mirrors the pragmatism of its settlers. Residents find respite in the quiet corners of the region, whether observing the stillness of Sparks Pond State Natural Area or walking the paths near Horseshoe Lake, where the water catches the pale, mid-afternoon light like a dropped coin. Beyond the bustle of daily trade, the nearby Deer Run Hiking Trail provides a quiet artery through the woods, reminding those who traverse it that, despite the reach of modern machinery, the wild, sandy character of the Illinois interior persists just beneath the surface of the plow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sparks Pond State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 233° SW
Sand Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 272° W
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 311° NW
Green Valley Site (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 106° E
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 273° W
Prairie Hills Wetland Reserve (Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 307° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 258° W · 13k acres
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 8.8 mi, 331° NW
Mason State Tree Nursery NC (State Resource Management Area) — 9.4 mi, 221° SW
Pekin Park Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.8 mi, 037° NE
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 033° NE
Racoon Lakes (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 013° N
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 035° NE
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 035° NE
Sun Tracker (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 040° NE
Sundance (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 040° NE
Pekin Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 032° NE
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 12.4 mi, 041° NE
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 244° SW · 5,262 acres
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 241° SW
Fort Crevecoeur monument (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 031° NE
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 252° W
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 20.2 mi, 033° NE
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 034° NE
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 20.7 mi, 029° NE
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 029° NE
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 029° NE
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 026° NE
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 026° NE
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 21.5 mi, 006° N

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