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Newburg Illinois Map

Explore Newburg, 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 Newburg, Illinois

How to Use This Newburg, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.981148
Longitude	-88.803964
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62501, 62853
Area Code	217, 618
County Seat	Decatur

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About Newburg, Illinois

Newburg is a locality in Macon County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Newburg is located at 39.9811°N, 88.8040°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62501, 62853.

Newburg emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Friends Creek as it carves a path through the dark, fertile loam. It lies 12.6 miles northeast of Decatur, IL (from Decatur, IL: bearing 39°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-northeast of Forsyth. The landscape here is a study in horizontal lines, where the sky claims the majority of the perspective and the horizon stretches toward the faint, irregular silhouette of Blind Horse Ridge, visible only when the atmosphere is scrubbed clean by a passing storm. Two miles away, the Friends Creek Conservation Area provides a sanctuary of oak and hickory, its stillness contrasting with the rhythmic, mechanical hum of agricultural machinery that dominates the summer months. At dusk, the light catches the moisture in the air, turning the fields into a deep, bruised violet that feels heavier and more permanent than the fleeting shadows of the city.

Newburg retains the quiet gravity of a settlement built upon the cycles of planting and harvest, its economy tethered to the productivity of the surrounding soil. The legacy of the region is written in the sturdy, red-brick storefronts that anchor the center, remnants of an era when the railroad and the grain elevator dictated the pace of commerce. Five miles to the south, Lake Decatur acts as a quiet reservoir of industry and local recreation, drawing the gaze of those who seek a respite from the endless geometry of the corn and soybean rows. Life in Newburg moves with a measured cadence, shaped by the changing seasons and the persistent, quiet labor of those who recognize that their existence is held in balance by the unpredictable temperament of the weather and the enduring quality of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Friends Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 001° N
Oreana Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 229° SW
Robert Allerton Park (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 083° E
Izaak Walton (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 204° SW
Death of the Last Centaur (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 082° E
Piatt County Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 090° E
Weldon Springs State Park (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 328° NW
Scoville Gardens and Zoo (Local Recreation) — 11.9 mi, 207° SW
Wabash Station (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 219° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 211° SW
Decatur 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 211° SW
Bald Eagle (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 209° SW
Hieronymus Mueller Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 222° SW
Staley Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 222° SW
Mueller Monument (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 223° SW
Old Mueller Hall Monument (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 223° SW
Spitler Woods (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 192° S
Rock Springs Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 225° SW
Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 14.5 mi, 209° SW
Harristown Depot (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 239° SW
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 153° SE
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 172° S
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 069° E
Staerkel Planetarium (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 069° E
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 29.1 mi, 069° E
Route 66 Arcade Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 311° NW
American Giants Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 311° NW
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 31.6 mi, 285° W
VIP Lincoln Grand (Cinema) — 31.7 mi, 291° W
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 32.8 mi, 074° E

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