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Marcelline Illinois Map

Explore Marcelline, 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 Marcelline, Illinois

How to Use This Marcelline, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.118102
Longitude	-91.367371
Population	75
Density	579.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62376
Area Code	217
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Community Unit School District 4

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About Marcelline, Illinois

Marcelline is a locality in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 579.2 people per km². Marcelline is located at 40.1181°N, 91.3674°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62376.

Marcelline holds a quiet authority over the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois plains, where the sky claims more space than the earth itself. It lies 12.8 miles north of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 10°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Canton. The landscape around Marcelline is defined by the steady, unassuming currents of Bear Creek, which carves a modest path through the fields just one mile from the center. To the west, the distant outline of Deer Ridge marks the limit of the view, a faint charcoal smudge against the pale evening light. Water gathers in the stillness of Scheuermann Lake three miles away, reflecting the shifting clouds that drift across the open prairie. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and dry grass, a crisp reminder of the inland distance that separates these fields from any other horizon.

Economic life in Marcelline remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, dominated by the endurance of agriculture and the maintenance of the surrounding acreage. The history of the settlement is written in the sturdy architecture and the long, straight lines of the roads that bisect the farmland, organizing the environment into a functional grid. Residents often find respite in the nearby Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area, which offers a change of pace from the daily labor of the fields. When the weather turns, the flow of Homan Falls provides a rare verticality to the otherwise horizontal world, drawing those who seek a moment of clarity away from the repetitive patterns of the crops. Life persists here with a grounded consistency, defined by the people who continue to work the heavy, fertile soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 266° W
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 276° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.1 mi, 282° W · 3,906 acres
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 223° SW
Bob Mays Park (Local Park) — 10.6 mi, 186° S
Gardner Park (Local Park) — 11.1 mi, 191° S
Sid Simpson State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 193° S
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 189° S
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 190° S
Govenor John Wood Statue (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 190° S
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 190° S
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.4 mi, 330° NW · 10k acres
Wyaconda Crossing Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 291° W
Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 198° S
Cedar Glen State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 354° N
Redwing Area Access (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 347° N
George M. Verity (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 358° N
Hugh Lincoln Cooper (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 358° N
General Samuel Curtis Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 358° N
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 19.0 mi, 358° N
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 357° N
Samuel F Miller House Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 358° N
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 23.0 mi, 202° S
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 030° NE
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.3 mi, 182° S
Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Viewpoint) — 27.3 mi, 180° S
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 28.1 mi, 179° S
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 126° SE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 005° N

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