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Potomac Illinois Map

Explore Potomac, 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 Potomac, Illinois

How to Use This Potomac, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.305036
Longitude	-87.800583
Population	689
Density	545.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61865
Area Code	309
County Seat	Danville
School District	Potomac Community Unit School District 10

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About Potomac, Illinois

Potomac is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 689. The population density is 545.1 people per km². Potomac is located at 40.3050°N, 87.8006°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Potomac is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61865.

Potomac emerges from the wide, flat horizon of the Illinois prairie, defined by the quiet passage of Bluegrass Creek as it carves a path through the rich, dark soil. It lies 15.4 miles northwest of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 324°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east of Rantoul. The landscape here is one of expansive, open sky, where the land stretches out in a rhythmic geometry of field and fence line, occasionally broken by the modest elevation of the terrain. To the distant west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Yankee Ridge anchors the vista, while the nearby Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of timber and brush only two miles away. The air carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, holding a particular clarity at dusk when the low sun casts long, amber shadows across the stubble.

Potomac maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a history deeply rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding plains. The local economy persists as a reflection of the seasonal cycle, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels over the neighborhood, marking the rhythm of harvest and the persistence of agricultural labor. Life here remains tethered to the land, far removed from the dense urban grids of the north, and punctuated by the occasional excursion to Windfall Lake or the solitude found in the drainage basins like Cox Hollow. Residents often observe the slow migration of the seasons through the color of the fields, recognizing that the character of Potomac is built not upon grand monuments, but upon the enduring connection between the people and the fertile, unending expanse of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 167° S
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.7 mi, 155° SE
Middle Fork Seeps (Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 155° SE
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.8 mi, 155° SE
North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 060° NE
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 154° SE
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 160° S
Point Pleasant Addition Land Acquisition (Local Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 297° NW
Herschel Workman State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 338° N
Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 131° SE
Middle Fork Land Acquisition Projec (Local Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 304° NW
Gifford War Memorial (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 268° W
Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 128° SE
Mc Ferren Park (Local Park) — 12.3 mi, 029° NE
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 12.9 mi, 135° SE
Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 13.1 mi, 178° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 031° NE
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 144° SE
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 145° SE
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 143° SE
Tilton Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 15.4 mi, 148° SE
Trail of Death marker (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 117° SE
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 210° SW
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 155° SE
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 238° SW
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 238° SW
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 238° SW
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 031° NE
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 28.5 mi, 245° SW
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 245° SW

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