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Mount Sterling Illinois Map

Explore Mount Sterling, 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 Mount Sterling, Illinois

How to Use This Mount Sterling, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.987271
Longitude	-90.763463
Population	2,006
Density	699.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62353
Area Code	217
County Seat	Mount Sterling
School District	Brown County Community Unit School District 1

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About Mount Sterling, Illinois

Mount Sterling is a locality in Brown County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,006. The population density is 699.0 people per km². Mount Sterling is located at 39.9873°N, 90.7635°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Sterling is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62353.

Mount Sterling occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the rhythmic geometry of soybean fields and the occasional stand of timber. It lies 33.0 miles south of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 188°T), and is situated 18.1 miles west of Beardstown. The land here is defined by a subtle, ancient topography, marked by the nearby rise of Dutch Ridge and the slow, meandering path of West Creek as it carves through the topsoil. Water holds a quiet presence in the vicinity, with Lake Mount Sterling cooling the air as dusk settles over the fields, casting long, bruised shadows across the earth. Within the immediate boundaries, Rotary Park offers a patch of maintained green where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a reminder of the relentless cycle of the seasons that dictates life in this inland reach.

Mount Sterling remains a place where the economy is tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of agriculture and the small-scale commerce that sustains a regional center. The architecture of the storefronts reflects a sturdy, utilitarian heritage, built from brick and stone when the nineteenth-century expansion brought new settlers to these plains. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain dips toward the distant, rugged contours of Sarrah Hollow, a reminder of the geological history hidden beneath the surface of the farmland. Daily life follows the cadence of the harvest and the changing light, with a social atmosphere that prizes endurance and a particular, quiet vigilance over the land. Even as the modern world encroaches, Mount Sterling retains a grounded character, its people moving with the steady, unadorned purpose of those who have long understood the weight and the bounty of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kassing Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 166° S
Clark Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 305° NW
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 224° SW
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 041° NE
Meredosia Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 127° SE
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 230° SW
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.1 mi, 125° SE · 7,396 acres
Meredosia Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 132° SE
Beardstown Marsh (Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 087° E
Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 083° E
Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 083° E
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 163° S
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 208° SW
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 31.5 mi, 357° N
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.9 mi, 009° N
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 32.1 mi, 347° N
Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 083° E
Western Illinois Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 008° N
Looking for Lincoln (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 009° N
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 33.0 mi, 009° N
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 33.0 mi, 009° N
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 124° SE
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 33.3 mi, 121° SE
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 33.8 mi, 007° N
Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.9 mi, 003° N
McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 33.9 mi, 007° N
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 266° W
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 34.7 mi, 227° SW
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.7 mi, 198° S · 10k acres
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 272° W

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