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Metamora Illinois Map

Explore Metamora, 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 Metamora, Illinois

How to Use This Metamora, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.790592
Longitude	-89.360643
Population	3,904
Density	666.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61548
Area Code	815
County Seat	Eureka
School District	Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1

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About Metamora, Illinois

Metamora is a locality in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,904. The population density is 666.1 people per km². Metamora is located at 40.7906°N, 89.3606°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Metamora is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61548.

Metamora anchors itself upon the high, fertile plains of central Illinois, where the horizon stretches in an endless, undulating line of corn and soybean fields. It lies 6.5 miles north-northeast of Washington, IL (from Washington, IL: bearing 22°T), and is situated 6.6 miles northwest of Eureka. The landscape here is defined by the subtle persistence of the interior prairie, a terrain carved not by great upheavals but by the slow, patient work of wind and ancient frost. A mile to the west, the modest waters of Walnut Creek trace a quiet path through the soil, while the still, reflective surface of Izaak Walton Lake waits two miles out, offering a cool respite from the heat of a July afternoon. Sunlight in Metamora possesses a particular, heavy clarity at dusk, turning the brick facades of the older buildings into deep shades of amber and rose before the shadows stretch long across the open fields.

Metamora maintains a deliberate pace, centered physically and socially around the Village Square, which serves as the quiet axis for the daily movement of its people. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the surrounding agriculture, a legacy that respects the labor required to coax a living from this dense, black earth. History lingers in the architecture of the older district, where the permanence of masonry reflects a time when the prosperity of the region was measured by the harvest and the reliability of the rail. Beyond the immediate grid, the land occasionally gives way to more dramatic topography, such as the distant, shadowed depression of Burkett Hollow, while the deeper timber stands wait twelve miles away at Spring Branch State Conservation Area. Life in Metamora moves with a steady, unadorned gravity, shaped by the seasons and the quiet pride of a place that remains firmly rooted in the interior geography of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Out of Court (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 300° NW
Lincoln Douglas Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 216° SW
Metamora Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 360° N
Brighton Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 331° NW
Camp Tapawingo (Private Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 281° W
Camp Manitoumi (Private Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 359° N
Washington F4 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 209° SW
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 138° SE
Becker Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 138° SE
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 325° NW
Spring Creek Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 241° SW
AMC Classic Sunnyland 10 (Cinema) — 9.3 mi, 223° SW
Farmdale Dam Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 218° SW
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.6 mi, 269° W
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 340° N
Town Theater (Cinema) — 10.9 mi, 323° NW
Ironworkers Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 246° SW
Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 322° NW
Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.8 mi, 215° SW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 233° SW
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 245° SW
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 12.5 mi, 252° W
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 231° SW
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 233° SW
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 240° SW
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 14.0 mi, 240° SW
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 244° SW
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 244° SW
Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 276° W
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.5 mi, 353° N · 13k acres

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