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Pleasant Hill Illinois Map

Explore Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, Illinois

How to Use This Pleasant Hill, Illinois Map

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

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	Pleasant Hill
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Pike County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	39.44323
Longitude	-90.872883
Population	924
Density	466.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61753, 62366
Area Code	309, 217
County Seat	Pittsfield
School District	Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3

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About Pleasant Hill, Illinois

Pleasant Hill is a locality in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 924. The population density is 466.4 people per km². Pleasant Hill is located at 39.4432°N, 90.8729°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pleasant Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61753, 62366.

Pleasant Hill occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the steady, rhythmic labor of the surrounding fields. It lies 39.7 miles west-southwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 240°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Louisiana. The land is marked by the Sixmile Creek Diversion Ditch, which cuts a functional path through the earth only a mile from the center, while the Sixmile Settling Basin nearby serves as a reminder of the region's enduring relationship with water management. To the west, the silhouette of Jaeger Knob rises as a solitary landmark against the vast, open sky, providing a rare verticality to the otherwise level plains. When the sun begins to retreat, the light catches the dust motes above the crops, casting a long, amber glow that softens the sharp edges of the farm equipment and makes the air feel heavy with the scent of drying stalks and rich, dark soil.

Pleasant Hill maintains a character forged by the persistent industry of its residents, whose lives are measured by the turning of the seasons and the demands of local agriculture. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the sturdy architecture of the storefronts and the quiet persistence of families who have worked this ground for generations. For those seeking a connection to the natural world, the Alton Wood River Sportsmens Club provides a dedicated space for outdoor engagement, while the calm surface of Halfmoon Lake offers a place for reflection away from the hum of the main roads. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the landscape, and the pace of the day is dictated by the requirements of the harvest, creating a sense of continuity that feels as deep and settled as the earth itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alton Wood River Sportsmens Club (Park) — 4.1 mi, 188° S
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.6 mi, 188° S · 10k acres
Calumet Creek Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 239° SW
Carrol Island Boat Ramp (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 161° S
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 272° W
Riprap Landing Woods (Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 152° SE
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 272° W
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.0 mi, 153° SE · 7,659 acres
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 320° NW
Shanks (Ted) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 287° W
Kamp Mound Site (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 120° SE
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 077° E
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.2 mi, 129° SE
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 125° SE
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 345° N
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 130° SE
Senate Theatre (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 166° S
America's Most Wanted Bird (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 023° NE
Cuivre River State Park (State Park) — 25.1 mi, 187° S
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 084° E
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 354° N
William Henry Hatch (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 305° NW
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 31.8 mi, 306° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 306° NW
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 33.9 mi, 307° NW
Vandalia Historical Center (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 254° W
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 060° NE
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 39.5 mi, 059° NE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 73.3 mi, 241° SW · 1.5M acres

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