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Patoka Illinois Map

Explore Patoka, 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 Patoka, Illinois

How to Use This Patoka, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.755326
Longitude	-89.095342
Population	525
Density	181.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62875
Area Code	618
County Seat	Salem
School District	Patoka Community Unit School District 100

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About Patoka, Illinois

Patoka is a locality in Marion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 525. The population density is 181.8 people per km². Patoka is located at 38.7553°N, 89.0953°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Patoka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62875.

Patoka claims its place upon the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vast, shifting sky. It lies 16.0 miles north of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 7°T), and is situated 12.0 miles northwest of Salem. Deer Creek traces a quiet, winding path through the local landscape, its waters carving a subtle depression into the dark, heavy soil that defines the regional character. To the west, the expansive surface of Carlyle Lake draws the moisture of the air, tempering the heat of midsummer afternoons and reflecting the amber glow of the setting sun. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pelican Pouch occasionally marks the edge of the world, though the immediate view remains one of cultivated fields and the disciplined lines of timber stands. The atmosphere holds a stillness that deepens as the light fails, leaving the land to settle into a cool, quiet repose.

Patoka grew from the iron and steam of the nineteenth century, its early identity forged by the rhythm of the rail and the relentless productivity of the surrounding grain fields. The local economy remains tethered to this agricultural heritage, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. Residents find a particular connection to the wilder corners of the region within the East Fork Management Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area, where the land is allowed to return to its more tangled, native state. The character of Patoka is defined by this blend of industrious labor and a profound, rooted patience. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, steady turning of the seasons across the corn and soybean rows that ripple toward the edge of the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

East Fork Management Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 243° SW
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 319° NW
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 285° W
Party Cove (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 255° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 169° S
Bryan Memorial Park (Local Park) — 11.2 mi, 135° SE
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 247° SW
Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 091° E
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 000° N
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 000° N
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 355° N
T-33 Shooting Star (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 192° S
Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 191° S
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 094° E
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.1 mi, 097° E
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 299° NW
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 300° NW
Hogue Tower (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 300° NW
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 299° NW
The Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 300° NW
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 162° S
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 31.0 mi, 162° S
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 088° E
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 36.4 mi, 203° SW
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 38.1 mi, 051° NE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 39.1 mi, 050° NE
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 49.8 mi, 200° S
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.1 mi, 276° W · 32k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 66.2 mi, 198° S · 274k acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.2 mi, 181° S · 91k acres

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