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Marquette Heights Illinois Map

Explore Marquette Heights, 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 Marquette Heights, Illinois

How to Use This Marquette Heights, Illinois Map

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

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	Marquette Heights
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Tazewell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.617538
Longitude	-89.600378
Population	2,541
Density	1007.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61554
Area Code	815
County Seat	Pekin
School District	North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102

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About Marquette Heights, Illinois

Marquette Heights is a locality in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,541. The population density is 1007.3 people per km². Marquette Heights is located at 40.6175°N, 89.6004°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marquette Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61554.

Marquette Heights emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie as a collection of quiet streets defined by the steady, rhythmic shifts of the Midwestern seasons. It lies 3.5 miles south-southwest of East Peoria, IL (from East Peoria, IL: bearing 198°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south of Peoria. The landscape here is characterized by a subtle, terrestrial grace, where the light at dusk stretches long across the fields, casting a bruised, golden glow over the modest residential architecture. Residents move through a terrain shaped by the presence of Dirksen Park, which anchors the local geography with its quiet groves and open spaces, offering a reprieve from the relentless geometry of the surrounding farmland. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge suggests the presence of higher ground far beyond the immediate horizon, while the cooling influence of Lake Wahelo rests only a mile away, tempering the heavy heat of midsummer afternoons.

Marquette Heights carries the quiet weight of a mid-century expansion, evolving from its initial purpose as housing for the labor force of the industrial river valleys into a stable, enduring residential enclave. Economic life here remains tethered to the broader pulse of the region, where the seasonal cycles of corn and soybean production dictate the tempo of the calendar, and the presence of Lick Creek two miles away serves as a reminder of the water-carved history of the basin. The character of the people is forged in the pragmatic, unpretentious soil of the Midwest, where the pace of daily existence is measured not by grand events, but by the maintenance of porches, the tending of gardens, and the shared stillness of the evening. Life in Marquette Heights persists with a grounded, unassuming dignity, reflecting a community that finds its value in the steady continuity of neighbors and the vast, open sky that defines the heart of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dirksen Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 173° S
John T Mcnaughton Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 180° S
Main Street Playground (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 286° W
Pekin Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 306° NW
Fort Creve Coeur Hill Prairie (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 341° N
Fort Crevecoeur monument (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 353° N
Pekin Country Club (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 172° S
Pekin Park District Golf Courses (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 182° S
Books Flying Off the Shelf (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 012° N
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 024° NE
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 4.1 mi, 197° S
Sundance (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 203° SW
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 217° SW
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 217° SW
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 032° NE
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 020° N
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 4.9 mi, 006° N
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 5.0 mi, 006° N
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 007° N
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 031° NE
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 5.6 mi, 358° N
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 5.7 mi, 358° N
Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.2 mi, 069° E
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 012° N
AMC Classic Sunnyland 10 (Cinema) — 8.0 mi, 051° NE
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 8.2 mi, 004° N
Jubliee College State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 354° N
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.9 mi, 318° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.4 mi, 230° SW · 13k acres
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.3 mi, 235° SW · 5,262 acres

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