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Palestine Illinois Map

Explore Palestine, 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 Palestine, Illinois

How to Use This Palestine, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.003654
Longitude	-87.612802
Population	1,233
Density	603.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62451
Area Code	217
County Seat	Robinson
School District	Palestine Community Unit School District 3

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About Palestine, Illinois

Palestine is a locality in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,233. The population density is 603.4 people per km². Palestine is located at 39.0037°N, 87.6128°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Palestine is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62451.

Palestine occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth yields to the steady, rhythmic persistence of Sugar Creek. It lies 11.7 miles south of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 173°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east of Robinson. The landscape here is characterized by the flat, expansive reach of the Midwestern plains, where the horizon serves as a sharp, clean line dividing the soil from the expansive sky. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Chimney Pier Hills offer a faint, jagged suggestion of elevation against the twilight, while the immediate surroundings remain defined by the orderly patterns of agriculture and the deep, verdant corridors of nearby woodlands like the Greene-Sullivan State Forest. A soft, amber light often settles over the fields at dusk, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the terrain in a state of perpetual, patient stillness.

Palestine carries a weight of history that predates the modern grid, serving as a point of convergence for those who moved across the interior long before the sprawl of the industrial era. The local economy remains tethered to the land, drawing its vitality from the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of daily existence. Residents often find their way to the Wabash River - Mount Carmel area to observe the seasonal shifts in the water, or perhaps to the quieter margins of Buzzard Pond, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling grass. The character of Palestine persists in the brick facades and the steady, unadorned work of its people, who navigate the seasons with a quiet recognition that their lives are shaped by the same geography that defined those who walked these paths generations ago.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wabash River - Mount Carmel (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 094° E
Merom (Wabash R.) Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 031° NE
Bluff Park / Merom (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 032° NE
Merom Bluff (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 032° NE
City Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 266° W
Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 323° NW
Minnehana Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 068° E
Greene-Sullivan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.6 mi, 075° E
4-way Bridge (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 084° E
Robeson Hills Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.9 mi, 168° S
Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 061° NE
Francis Vigo (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 170° S
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 168° S
Lincoln Trail State Park (State Recreation Area) — 23.5 mi, 348° N
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.9 mi, 347° N
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 350° N
DoD War Memorial (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 315° NW
Swizzle Spoon (Public Artwork) — 28.8 mi, 315° NW
Porch Swing (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 315° NW
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 233° SW
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 025° NE
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 018° N
Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 026° NE
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 135° SE
Fred A. Jewell (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 077° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of In (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.8 mi, 154° SE · 462 acres
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.0 mi, 168° S · 20k acres
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 44.3 mi, 036° NE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 48.0 mi, 120° SE · 204k acres
Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 49.3 mi, 067° NE

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