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Pontoosuc Illinois Map

Explore Pontoosuc, 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 Pontoosuc, Illinois

How to Use This Pontoosuc, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.628931
Longitude	-91.205425
Population	99
Density	27.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62330
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carthage
School District	Illini West High School District 307

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About Pontoosuc, Illinois

Pontoosuc is a locality in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 27.2 people per km². Pontoosuc is located at 40.6289°N, 91.2054°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pontoosuc is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62330.

Pontoosuc claims the edge of the flat, sprawling prairie where the earth seems to exhale under the weight of an immense and shifting sky. It lies 30.4 miles west-northwest of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 293°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of Fort Madison. Opossum Creek carves a quiet, serpentine path through the terrain, its muddy banks providing a low, rhythmic hum against the silence of the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land flattens into an expansive patchwork of corn and soybean stalks that turn a brittle, metallic gold as the season wanes. To the north, the elevation shifts with the subtle rise of Gittings Mound, a lonely silhouette that breaks the horizon line and anchors the view against the vastness of the Midwestern plains. Nearby, the Max and Edward Rose State Habitat Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and scrub, where the light at dusk catches the silver-tipped blades and turns the entire field into a flickering, pale fire.

Pontoosuc carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the steady, unyielding labor of the soil and the iron pulse of the regional rails. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of life and the movement of heavy machinery along the narrow, weathered roads. History here is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the brick structures and the persistence of families who have worked this dirt for generations. A short distance away, the waters of Green Bayou collect the runoff from the plains, creating a still, dark mirror for the clouds that drift relentlessly eastward. Life in Pontoosuc unfolds with a deliberate, measured quality, defined by the scent of damp earth after a summer storm and the way the wind carries the distant, metallic rattle of freight trains across the open, unobstructed expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Max and Edward Rose State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 180° S
Stony Hills Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 252° W
Green Bay Access (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 039° NE
Lincoln Rock (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 072° E
Burk's Lost Creek Run Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 335° NW
Riverview Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 270° W
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 270° W
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 271° W
Skunk River Access (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 008° N
Rodeo Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 284° W
Nauvoo State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 238° SW
Weld House Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 239° SW
Nauvoo Martyrdom Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 240° SW
Nauvoo Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 237° SW
Mississippi River - Drew Chute (Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 029° NE
Art Display (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 008° N
Little Theater (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 007° N
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 007° N
Fire Bell (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 023° NE
Garrett-Phelps House Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 022° N
Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 023° NE
Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 14.3 mi, 045° NE
Eisenmayer Sand Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark (Nature Reserve) — 14.4 mi, 046° NE
Geode State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 323° NW
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 167° S
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 211° SW
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 18.8 mi, 210° SW
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.7 mi, 216° SW · 10k acres
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 25.0 mi, 067° NE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.9 mi, 011° N · 24k acres

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