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National City Illinois Map

Explore National City, 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 National City, Illinois

How to Use This National City, Illinois Map

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

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	National City
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Tazewell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.633125
Longitude	-89.398528
Population	680
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61733, 62203
Area Code	309, 217
County Seat	Pekin

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About National City, Illinois

National City is a locality in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 280.0 people per km². National City is located at 40.6331°N, 89.3985°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61733, 62203.

National City commands a flat, industrial expanse of the American heartland where the horizon is defined by the rigid geometry of rail lines and the low, steady hum of heavy machinery. It lies 3.5 miles east-northeast of Morton, IL (from Morton, IL: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-southeast of East Peoria. Deer Creek threads through the periphery of this landscape, its path marked by the dark, sediment-rich soil that characterizes the regional plains. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, metallic clarity, reflecting off the corrugated steel of warehouses and turning the gray expanse of the rail yards into a shimmering plate of iron. Only a mile away, the Kennel Lake Sportsman's Club offers a quiet reprieve from the relentless work of the engines, providing a stretch of managed land where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and tall grasses rather than the sharp tang of industry.

National City serves as a rugged nexus of commerce, its history inextricably tied to the movement of goods across the vast, interior landscape. The economy remains tethered to the iron veins of the tracks, where the rhythm of the day is measured by the slow shunting of freight cars and the persistent, low-frequency vibration of the ground. While the landscape is largely shaped by human enterprise, the proximity of Mitchell Lake, five miles distant, reminds the observer of the deeper, ancient waters that once carved the broader basin. In this corner of the state, life moves with the deliberate, unadorned efficiency of a place built for labor, where the character of the inhabitants is forged in the same resilient, industrial heat that powers the neighborhood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kennel Lake Sportsman's Club (Park) — 1.4 mi, 308° NW
Mcclannen Soccer Park (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 237° SW
Northwood Park Disc Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 292° W
Oakwood Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 283° W
Southwood Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 224° SW
Farmdale Dam Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 307° NW
Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.9 mi, 284° W
Return Visit (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 346° N
Washington F4 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 346° N
Mackinaw River (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 143° SE
AMC Classic Sunnyland 10 (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 313° NW
Spring Creek Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 318° NW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 296° NW
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 287° W
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 051° NE
Becker Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 051° NE
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 9.3 mi, 286° W
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 311° NW
Settlement of Peoria Historic Site (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 299° NW
Detweiller Historical Monument (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 298° NW
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 291° W
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 302° NW
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 291° W
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 10.8 mi, 291° W
Franklin Kenyon Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 079° E
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 293° NW
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 293° NW
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 12.2 mi, 305° NW
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 12.8 mi, 247° SW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.3 mi, 359° N · 13k acres

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