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Michael Illinois Map

Explore Michael, 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 Michael, Illinois

How to Use This Michael, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.235326
Longitude	-90.623456
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62053, 62065, 62538
Area Code	309, 217
County Seat	Hardin

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About Michael, Illinois

Michael is a locality in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Michael is located at 39.2353°N, 90.6235°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62053, 62065, 62538.

Michael occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, low-slung presence of Michael Hollow, which cradles the settlement in a basin of quiet earth. It lies 30.4 miles northwest of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 310°T), and is situated 17.7 miles west-northwest of Jerseyville. Michael Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local landscape, its water moving with an unforced gravity that seems to dictate the slow pace of the surroundings. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge provides a jagged, charcoal-colored boundary against the sky, while the nearby Godar Swamp holds a still, reflective depth that gathers the evening light into long, dark shadows. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a heavy, grounded atmosphere that settles over the fields long before the sun disappears behind the rise.

Life in Michael remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the soil, reflecting a history of labor that has long prioritized the yield of the earth over the clamor of industry. The local economy persists in the quiet tradition of agrarian work, where the daily focus rests on the maintenance of fences and the seasonal preparation of the surrounding acreage. Visitors or residents seeking a moment of respite often gravitate toward Michael Landing, where the land offers a rare, unobstructed view of the quiet, inland horizon. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifting of colors across the fields and the steady, unremarkable endurance of the people who call the hollow home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Michael Landing (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 093° E
McCulley Heritage Project (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 359° N
Southern Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 011° N
Diamond Island (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 162° S
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 001° N
Calhoun County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 180° S
Koster Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 115° SE
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 009° N
Swarnes Hill Prairie (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 269° W
Red's Landing (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 228° SW
Kamp Mound Site (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 001° N
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.9 mi, 280° W · 7,659 acres
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.4 mi, 291° W · 10k acres
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 9.8 mi, 241° SW
Pool No. 26 - Stump Lake (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 169° S
Cuivre River State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 237° SW
Mary the Turtle (Public Artwork) — 21.1 mi, 151° SE
Raging Rivers Water Park (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 148° SE
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 038° NE
Missouri Wing (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 155° SE
Elsah Soldiers (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 144° SE
Michelle's Arts and Crafts (Gallery) — 25.1 mi, 174° S
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 27.1 mi, 303° NW
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 303° NW
Katy Trail Completion Bell (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 146° SE
New Town Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 166° S
Cancer Awareness Memorial (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 165° S
Olin Foundation (Monument) — 29.4 mi, 136° SE

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