Explore Odin, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Odin, 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 Odin.
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 | Odin |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Marion County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.617271 |
| Longitude | -89.052287 |
| Population | 935 |
| Density | 359.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62870 |
| Area Code | 618 |
| County Seat | Salem |
| School District | Odin Public School District 722 |
Odin exists as a quiet confluence of flat, fertile earth where the Turkey Run traces a shallow, winding path through the heavy silt of the prairie. It lies 7.7 miles northeast of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 34°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west of Salem. Beyond the immediate bustle of the tracks, the land widens into a vast, unshadowed horizon where the sky exerts a heavy, blue pressure upon the fields. To the southeast, the modest rise of Fikes Hill breaks the monotony of the plain, offering a slight elevation that catches the amber light of late afternoon. A mile away, the quiet boundaries of Unknown Park offer a sanctuary of oak and tall grass, while the stillness of Lake Centralia sits only five miles distant, its surface often mirroring the gray, shifting clouds that travel across the midsection of the state.
Odin retains the sturdy, utilitarian character of a place forged by the intersection of rail lines and the relentless cycle of the agricultural season. The economy has long drawn its strength from the deep, dark soil that yields corn and soybeans, a legacy of labor that persists in the rhythm of the grain elevators and the slow movement of heavy machinery along the roadsides. History here is written in the geometry of the grid and the weathered brick of older structures that have watched the seasons turn for generations. Life in Odin moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the seasonal pulse of the harvest and the persistent, low-frequency hum of regional freight echoing through the night.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Odin, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.617271, -89.052287. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Odin includes the ZIP code (62870), telephone area code (618), county seat of Marion County (Salem), and school district assignment (Odin Public School District 722).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |