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Norris Illinois Map

Explore Norris, 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 Norris, Illinois

How to Use This Norris, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.625872
Longitude	-90.032061
Population	173
Density	236.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61553
Area Code	815
County Seat	Lewistown
School District	Canton Union School District 66

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About Norris, Illinois

Norris is a locality in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 236.0 people per km². Norris is located at 40.6259°N, 90.0321°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norris is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61553.

Norris occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the earth yields to the steady, unadorned movement of the Big Creek as it carves a path through the flat, fertile topsoil. It lies 4.7 miles north of Canton, IL (from Canton, IL: bearing 2°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-southwest of Farmington. The landscape here is defined by wide horizons that stretch toward the faint, serrated silhouette of Hoxie Ridge in the distance, while the immediate surroundings offer a more intimate geography of tall grasses and shadowed ravines. When the afternoon light slants low, it catches the fine dust suspended above the fields, turning the air into a golden, shimmering veil that seems to hold the very silence of the plains. Only two miles to the west, the surface of Wolf Pond remains a dark, reflective mirror, providing a singular point of stillness in a region otherwise marked by the constant, rhythmic labor of the seasons.

Norris maintains a character forged by the legacy of the coal industry and the enduring patience of those who work the land. The presence of the Nature Conservancy, acting as a steward of the immediate grounds, ensures that the wilder elements of the local flora persist amidst the surrounding agricultural grid. Historically, the extraction of resources dictated the pace of life here, leaving behind a quietude that persists long after the machinery has gone silent. Today, the economy leans into the slow rotation of corn and soybean cycles, a pattern that dictates the daily pulse of the streets and the quiet habits of the residents. Even as the modern world encroaches, there remains a stubborn, honest clarity in the way the wind moves across the stubble of the harvest, reminding any traveler that Norris stands as a solitary, grounded point in the vast, open interior of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nature Conservancy (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 092° E
Hulit Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 164° S
Lakeland Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 202° S
Canton Country Club (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 179° S
Double "T" State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 247° SW
Canton Youth Acres (Private Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 142° SE
Prairie Park (Local Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 160° S
Canton Waterworks (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 148° SE
Leisure Lakes (Private Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 288° W
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 017° N
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.8 mi, 124° SE
The Pioneers (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 018° N
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 018° N
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 149° SE
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 152° SE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 169° S · 13k acres
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 291° W
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.1 mi, 064° NE
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 189° S · 5,262 acres
Ogden-Fettie Site (Historic Ruins) — 20.2 mi, 193° S
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 101° E
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 101° E
Pekin Native Everett McKinley Dirksen (Public Artwork) — 21.5 mi, 101° E
Sundance (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 102° E
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 21.9 mi, 102° E
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 184° S
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 23.0 mi, 077° E
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 23.0 mi, 077° E
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 23.5 mi, 079° E
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 23.6 mi, 079° E

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