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McLean Illinois Map

Explore McLean, 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 McLean, Illinois

How to Use This McLean, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.314483
Longitude	-89.169809
Population	743
Density	243.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61754
Area Code	309
County Seat	Bloomington
School District	Olympia Community Unit School District 16

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About McLean, Illinois

McLean is a locality in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 743. The population density is 243.7 people per km². McLean is located at 40.3145°N, 89.1698°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McLean is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61754.

McLean exists as a quiet punctuation mark upon the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie. It lies 14.9 miles southwest of Bloomington, IL (from Bloomington, IL: bearing 218°T), and is situated 16.7 miles southwest of Normal. The horizon here is dominated by the relentless geometry of corn and soybean fields, a sea of green and gold that shifts in color with the turning seasons. Clear Creek meanders through the landscape just two miles away, carving a modest path through the silt and dark, nutrient-rich earth. Though Red Oak Ridge sits thirty-three miles off in the distance, it remains little more than a whisper on the skyline, leaving the immediate terrain to the expansive sky. At dusk, the light stretches thin and amber across the stalks, turning the stubble of the harvest into a metallic sheen that feels both ancient and industrial.

McLean carries the weight of a settlement forged by the intersection of iron rails and fertile dirt, where the rhythm of existence is dictated by the slow migration of grain trucks and the seasonal cycle of the fields. The Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Park District Park serves as a local sanctuary, preserving a slice of the original landscape that once defined this region before the plow claimed the plains. Economic life remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, with the town serving as a steady anchor for those who work the land. While Hickory Lake lies eight miles away, the true character of the locality is found in the stillness of the afternoon, where the wind carries the faint, dry scent of dust and the distant, rhythmic hum of progress echoing from the nearby interstate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Park District Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 274° W
Stubblefield Woodlots Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 024° NE
Funks Grove State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 035° NE
American Giants Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 221° SW
Paul Bunyan Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 221° SW
Atlanta Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 221° SW
Sugar Creek - Salt Creek Drainage (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 272° W
Route 66 Arcade Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 221° SW
Kickapoo Creek (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 121° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 089° E
Den at Fox Creek Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 036° NE
Prairie Vista Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 12.3 mi, 045° NE
Historic US Route 66 Sign (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 040° NE
Lincoln Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 223° SW
Bosarth Memorial (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 062° NE
Sound of Illinois Chorus (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 039° NE
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 134° SE
The Sesquicentennial Gates (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 038° NE
Merwin Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 038° NE
VIP Lincoln Grand (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 221° SW
The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 227° SW
World's largest covered wagon (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 225° SW
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 035° NE
University Galleries (Gallery) — 16.5 mi, 036° NE
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 220° SW
Mackinaw River (State Recreation Area) — 17.4 mi, 339° N
Student Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.8 mi, 049° NE
Weldon Springs State Park (State Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 136° SE
Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 220° SW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.0 mi, 279° W · 13k acres

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