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Paloma Illinois Map

Explore Paloma, 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 Paloma, Illinois

How to Use This Paloma, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.022824
Longitude	-91.195142
Population	114
Density	85.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	62359
Area Code	217
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Central CUSD 3

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About Paloma, Illinois

Paloma is a locality in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 85.8 people per km². Paloma is located at 40.0228°N, 91.1951°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62359.

Paloma occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie where the earth flattens into an endless, fertile horizon of corn and soybean fields. It lies 12.9 miles east-northeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 62°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east-southeast of Canton.

The sky over Paloma possesses an immense, pale clarity that makes the distant silhouette of Long Ridge seem like a mere smudge of charcoal against the western light. Only a mile away, Honey Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its banks shaded by stubborn thickets that offer a cool respite from the heat of the summer sun. Five miles to the north, the waters of Columbus Dry Gulch Club Lake remain still and reflective, holding the clouds in a mirror of muted gray. Toward the east, the landscape opens into broad, unencumbered plains that hold the memory of tall grasses long before the plow turned the heavy, dark loam of this inland terrain.

Paloma emerged from the steady expansion of the rail lines that once dictated the pulse of the Midwestern economy, serving as a vital point for the collection and transport of the region's abundant harvests. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the slow cycles of the planting and harvest seasons, a deliberate pace that honors the labor of those who have worked this land for generations. Beyond the local silos and the low-slung architecture of the main thoroughfare, the quietude of the surroundings is rarely broken, save for the seasonal movement of machinery across the fields. Residents seeking the wider embrace of the outdoors often travel toward Progress Park, where the protected acreage allows the native landscape a chance to flourish undisturbed by the demands of agriculture. The character of Paloma persists as a reflection of the plains themselves: patient, industrious, and defined by the vast, open reach of the American interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Progress Park (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 240° SW
Wavering Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 237° SW
Burton Cave State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 196° S
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 257° W
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 247° SW
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 241° SW
Govenor John Wood Statue (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 241° SW
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 241° SW
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 124° SE
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 267° W
Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 238° SW
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 126° SE
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 294° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.9 mi, 296° NW · 3,906 acres
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.5 mi, 048° NE
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.0 mi, 207° SW
Samuel Langhorne Clemens "Mark Twain" Statue (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 204° SW
Scenic Overlook Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (Viewpoint) — 22.6 mi, 204° SW
Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot (Public Artwork) — 23.1 mi, 202° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 202° S
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 202° S
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 231° SW
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.1 mi, 319° NW · 10k acres
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 006° N
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 006° N
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 339° N
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 339° N
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 35.8 mi, 034° NE
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 36.9 mi, 128° SE

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