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Newman Illinois Map

Explore Newman, 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 Newman, Illinois

How to Use This Newman, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.798646
Longitude	-87.985868
Population	778
Density	490.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61942
Area Code	309
County Seat	Tuscola
School District	Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

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About Newman, Illinois

Newman is a locality in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 778. The population density is 490.0 people per km². Newman is located at 39.7986°N, 87.9859°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Newman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61942.

Newman anchors itself to the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, where the earth stretches out in a vast, measured geometry of soil and sky. It lies 23.2 miles north-northeast of Charleston, IL (from Charleston, IL: bearing 26°T), and is situated 15.8 miles east of Tuscola. The Brushy Fork carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks providing a subtle relief to the otherwise level terrain that characterizes this inland expanse. To the west, the gentle rise of Dole Hill marks the horizon, a modest elevation that breaks the monotony of the fields, while the light at dusk settles over the corn and soybean crops with a heavy, golden clarity that turns the stalks into rows of flickering amber. Beyond the immediate fields, the woods near the Embarras River - Camargo offer a dense, green refuge, and the occasional traveler might find the waters of Lake Oakland nine miles away, reflecting the wide, unclouded skies of the Midwest.

Newman grew from the necessity of the harvest, its character defined by the steady, seasonal pulse of agriculture that dictates the movement of grain trucks and the quiet diligence of the local economy. The architecture remains grounded in the sturdy masonry of a classic Midwestern settlement, where brick storefronts and homes hold the heat of the afternoon sun and weather the long, gray winters with a stoic, functional grace. Life here follows the rhythm of the rail and the field, a pace that values the predictability of the planting and the harvest over the frantic urgency of distant urban centers. In the quiet corners of the streets, one observes a civic pride rooted in the persistence of the generations who have worked this dark, productive loam, maintaining a community identity that remains as enduring and practical as the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 199° S
Hindsboro State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 211° SW
Howard Miller Memorial Park (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 195° S
Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 192° S
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 269° W
Salt Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 033° NE
Homer Lake Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 360° N
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 001° N
Hippie Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 246° SW
Raggedy Ann and Andy Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 245° SW
Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 072° E
Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 21.8 mi, 006° N
Historical Marker: Early Settlers of Sadorus (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 301° NW
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 062° NE
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.2 mi, 031° NE
Mill Creek Lake and Park (Local Park) — 24.5 mi, 159° S
Krannert Art Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 328° NW
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 332° NW
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 329° NW
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 332° NW
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 329° NW
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.6 mi, 055° NE
Middle Fork Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.0 mi, 028° NE
Peck's Point (Viewpoint) — 27.2 mi, 029° NE
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 199° S
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 28.1 mi, 325° NW
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 325° NW
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 223° SW
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 036° NE
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 40.5 mi, 081° E

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