Meppen Illinois Map
Explore Meppen, 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 Meppen, Illinois
How to Use This Meppen, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Meppen, 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 Meppen.
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 | Meppen |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Calhoun County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.996994 |
| Longitude | -90.604842 |
| Population | 180 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 62013, 61016 |
| Area Code | 309, 847, 224 |
| County Seat | Hardin |
About Meppen, Illinois
Meppen is a locality in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Meppen is located at 38.9970°N, 90.6048°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62013, 61016.Meppen exists as a quiet confluence of earth and atmosphere, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Midwestern plains. It lies 22.6 miles west of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 277°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-northeast of O'Fallon. The landscape surrounding Meppen is shaped by the subtle shifts of the terrain, where the rugged rise of Cap Au Gris marks the horizon with a limestone permanence that anchors the view. Just a mile away, the quiet depths of Greenbay Hollow offer a sanctuary of shadows and cooling air, while the nearby Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge stretches out as a vast, protected expanse of habitat. In the cooler hours, the proximity of West Point Creek adds a sharp, metallic clarity to the scent of the soil, and the still, dark water of Upper Stump Lake reflects the wide, unencumbered sky with a mirror-like precision that defies the fading light.
Life in Meppen remains tethered to the cycles of the agrarian calendar, where the turning of the earth dictates the rhythm of the days. The local economy draws its strength from the fertile promise of the surrounding fields, a tradition of cultivation that has defined the character of the inhabitants for generations. Beyond the patchwork of crops, the influence of the land itself—a persistent, quiet endurance—permeates the daily routine, manifesting in the steady, unadorned architecture and the modest pace of those who work the silt-heavy soil. Meppen holds its history not in monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the seasons and the resilient, grounded temperament of a population that knows the precise weight of the harvest and the singular, haunting beauty of a winter moon rising over the distant, silent ridges.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.2 mi, 114° SE · 1,866 acres
- Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 071° E
- 12 Mile Island Wildlife Management Area - Glades (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 032° NE
- Cross Point (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 081° E
- Mississippi River - Cap Au Gris (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 255° W
- Batchtown Mussel Bed (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 283° W
- Rosedale Headquarters (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 041° NE
- Cuivre Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 233° SW
- Vadalabene Bike Trail (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 113° SE
- Duncan Farm (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 112° E
- Pere Marquette State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 109° E
- Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 141° SE
- Otter Creek Hunting Club (Park) — 7.5 mi, 061° NE
- Winneberge Wheel (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 169° S
- Michelle's Arts and Crafts (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 168° S
- Missouri Wing (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 118° SE
- Raging Rivers Water Park (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 101° E
- New Town Amphitheater (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 152° SE
- Elsah Soldiers (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 102° E
- Cancer Awareness Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 151° SE
- NGS Monument SC 03 (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 182° S
- Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.8 mi, 145° SE · 32k acres
- Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 15.1 mi, 321° NW
- Young Hall Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 158° S
- Katy Trail Completion Bell (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 114° SE
- Half court basketball (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 160° S
- Missouri Artists On Main (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 156° SE
- Museum of Western Jesuit Missions (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 140° SE
- Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 357° N
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About This Meppen Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meppen, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.996994, -90.604842. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Meppen includes the ZIP code (62013, 61016), telephone area code (309, 847, 224), county seat of Calhoun County (Hardin), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
