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Nachusa Illinois Map

Explore Nachusa, 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 Nachusa, Illinois

How to Use This Nachusa, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.831421
Longitude	-89.389823
Population	137
Density	69.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61057
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Dixon
School District	Dixon Unit School District 170

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About Nachusa, Illinois

Nachusa is a locality in Lee County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 69.2 people per km². Nachusa is located at 41.8314°N, 89.3898°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61057.

Nachusa emerges from the expansive horizon as a quiet assembly of brick and frame, defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Illinois prairie. It lies 4.6 miles east of Dixon, IL (from Dixon, IL: bearing 96°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-northwest of Amboy. The landscape surrounding Nachusa unfolds in vast, open stretches where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses into a sea of muted gold, broken only by the thin, silver thread of Chamberlain Creek as it meanders through the lowlands. To the west, the distant rise of Coffman Bluff marks the edge of the sky, while the nearby Middle Rock River Fee preserves a fragment of the wild, unplowed earth that once covered this entire region. The air carries a clean, sharp clarity that clarifies the distance, cooling rapidly as the shadows lengthen over the dormant soil and the quietude of the plains takes hold.

Agriculture remains the silent architect of the local economy, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life for those who work the deep, dark loam. History lingers in the structural integrity of the older farmsteads and the weathered outbuildings that have stood against the wind for generations, marking the steady persistence of the people who settled here long before the modern grid arrived. While Lost Lake lies a short distance away, drawing those who seek a moment of stillness by the water, the true character of the locality is found in the communal reliance on the land and the endurance of its small-scale industry. Life here moves with the patience of the seasons, honoring a legacy of hard-won cultivation that anchors the community to this specific, enduring expanse of the American interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Middle Rock River Fee (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 024° NE
Van Arnam's Island & Willow Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 288° W
President Ronald Reagan (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 274° W
Middle Rock River (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 009° N
Meadows Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 296° NW
Wings of Peace and Freedom (Public Artwork) — 4.8 mi, 280° W
The Next Picture Show (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 280° W
Ronald Reagan Equestrian Statue (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 280° W
Rock River Yellow Birch Stand (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 336° NW
President Abraham Lincoln (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 282° W
Reynolds Fields (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 274° W
F-105D Thunderchief (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 281° W
The Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 309° NW
Lowden-Miller State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 005° N
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 001° N
Council Ring (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 007° N
Jerry Mathis Theater (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 265° W
SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 265° W
White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.9 mi, 342° N
Lowden State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 013° N
Sinnissippi_Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 260° W
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 15.0 mi, 259° W
Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 017° N
Youth Center (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 020° N
Tampico Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 236° SW
The Dells (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 021° N
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 125° SE
Bureau County Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 187° S
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.5 mi, 281° W · 274k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.2 mi, 179° S · 13k acres

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