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Oakland Illinois Map

Explore Oakland, 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 Oakland, Illinois

How to Use This Oakland, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.65782
Longitude	-88.027858
Population	739
Density	364.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60653, 61943
Area Code	312, 773, 309
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Oakland Community Unit School District 5

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About Oakland, Illinois

Oakland is a locality in Coles County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 739. The population density is 364.4 people per km². Oakland is located at 39.6578°N, 88.0279°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60653, 61943.

Oakland occupies a flat expanse of the Midwest where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the persistent, unyielding geometry of prairie farmland. It lies 13.5 miles northeast of Charleston, IL (from Charleston, IL: bearing 36°T), and is situated 17.8 miles west of Paris. The landscape around Oakland exists entirely inside the Prairie Wind protected area, a vast, open territory that catches the light in long, low swaths during the late afternoon. To the west, the faint silhouette of Fox Ridge marks the edge of the visual world, while the immediate surroundings are shaped by the slow, quiet movement of Hog Branch. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Oakland reflects the shifting colors of the sky, providing a singular point of stillness amidst the cultivated fields that dominate the view in every direction.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Oakland, a legacy tied to the deep, dark soil that has supported generations of families working the grid of the surrounding plains. The economy here moves with the cycle of the seasons, shifting from the frantic activity of planting to the heavy, golden quiet of harvest time. Life in Oakland retains a deliberate pace, colored by the brick-and-limestone architecture that anchors the center and speaks to the endurance of those who settled this interior expanse. Even as the modern world pulls at the edges, the character of the place remains rooted in the rhythm of the land and the steady, honest labor that defines the daily experience of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Wind (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 180° S
Howard Miller Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 275° W
Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 287° W
Hindsboro State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 315° NW
Baber Woods Fee (Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 149° SE
Woodyard Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 207° SW
Raggedy Ann and Andy Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 277° W
Hippie Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 277° W
Warbler Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 202° S
Douglas County Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 304° NW
Mill Creek Lake and Park (Local Park) — 17.1 mi, 140° SE
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 203° SW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 20.8 mi, 236° SW
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 236° SW
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 237° SW
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 176° S
DoD War Memorial (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 175° S
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 137° SE
Lincoln Trail State Park (State Recreation Area) — 26.6 mi, 143° SE
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 mi, 142° SE
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 005° N
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 241° SW
Log Cabin Chapel (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 109° E
Krannert Art Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 341° N
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 341° N
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 32.8 mi, 343° N
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 32.8 mi, 343° N
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 34.7 mi, 044° NE
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 113° SE
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 45.1 mi, 069° E

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