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Marissa Illinois Map

Explore Marissa, 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 Marissa, Illinois

How to Use This Marissa, Illinois Map

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

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	Marissa
State	Illinois (IL)
County	St. Clair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.249667
Longitude	-89.771413
Population	1,833
Density	98.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62257
Area Code	217
County Seat	Belleville
School District	Marissa Community Unit School District 40

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About Marissa, Illinois

Marissa is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,833. The population density is 98.1 people per km². Marissa is located at 38.2497°N, 89.7714°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marissa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62257.

Marissa endures as a quiet expanse of Midwestern earth, defined by the wide, open sky that presses down upon the flat horizon of the Illinois plains. It lies 22.5 miles east-southeast of Waterloo, IL (from Waterloo, IL: bearing 105°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northwest of Sparta. The landscape here is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Doza Creek, which carves a modest path through the soil, while the nearby Marissa Reservoir offers a still, reflective surface that catches the heavy amber light of late afternoon. Further afield, the distant, hazy silhouette of Tamarawa Ridge provides a grounding anchor to the landscape, reminding the observer that the terrain eventually yields to higher ground. Beyond the immediate fields, the expansive Flat Prairie stretches out, a vast stretch of land that dictates the rhythm of the seasons and the long, uninterrupted shadows cast by the sun as it sinks low toward the western edge of the world.

Marissa carries the weight of a long agricultural heritage, where the soil once yielded coal alongside the tall stalks of corn and rows of soybeans. The economy of Marissa remains deeply tethered to the pulse of the land, though the industrious hum of the past has softened into the steady, methodical pace of modern life. Residents often gather at the Marissa Recreational Area, a space that serves as a communal clearing where the local character is quietly reinforced through shared afternoons and the simple maintenance of public life. Life in Marissa moves with the predictability of the harvest, a place where the brick facades of older structures stand as silent, sturdy markers of a settlement that has learned to thrive by embracing the stillness of the interior plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marissa Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 149° SE
Marissa Recreational Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 114° SE
Lenzburg Village Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 319° NW
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 256° W
Baer Brothers Woodlot (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 282° W
Hanft Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 300° NW
Lively Branch Woods (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 300° NW
Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 8.4 mi, 155° SE
Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 160° S
Red Bud Area Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 258° W
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 145° SE
Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 231° SW
Transportation Plaza (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 346° N
Airlifter's Memorial (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 346° N
Historic Scott Gate (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 346° N
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 328° NW
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 203° SW · 16k acres
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 328° NW
World War One Doughboy (Public Artwork) — 21.7 mi, 283° W
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 22.5 mi, 086° E
Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 218° SW
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 342° N
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 342° N
Mill Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 25.4 mi, 165° S
Swayne Hollow SNA (Nature Reserve) — 25.8 mi, 165° S
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 27.7 mi, 167° S · 274k acres
Village Theatre (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 321° NW
Stockade (Historic Ruins) — 32.0 mi, 331° NW
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 38.2 mi, 207° SW · 1.5M acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.5 mi, 136° SE · 91k acres

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