Prairie du Rocher Illinois Map
Explore Prairie du Rocher, 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 Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
How to Use This Prairie du Rocher, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Prairie du Rocher, 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 Prairie du Rocher.
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 | Prairie du Rocher |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Randolph County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.083108 |
| Longitude | -90.095946 |
| Population | 502 |
| Density | 339.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62277 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| County Seat | Chester |
| School District | Chester Non-High School District 122 |
About Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
Prairie du Rocher is a locality in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 502. The population density is 339.4 people per km². Prairie du Rocher is located at 38.0831°N, 90.0959°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Prairie du Rocher is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62277.Prairie du Rocher clings to the base of towering limestone bluffs that define the eastern edge of the fertile floodplain. It lies 17.7 miles south of Waterloo, IL (from Waterloo, IL: bearing 170°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-northwest of Ste. Genevieve. Prairie du Rocher Creek carves a winding path through the landscape, its waters cutting quietly toward the low-lying basin of the Prairie Du Rocher valley. Beyond the immediate rise of the rock face, the land stretches into a quiet expanse of agricultural fields and dense timber, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. At the edge of the settlement, the protected grounds of Prairie Du Rocher - South offer a sanctuary of native grasses and scrub, mirroring the wild, unkempt beauty of the nearby Pikes Peak horizon.
French colonial roots anchor the identity of Prairie du Rocher, manifesting in the enduring stone architecture that stands as a silent witness to centuries of frontier life. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the productivity of the surrounding soil, with grain silos and weathered barns serving as the primary markers of the regional industry. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of distant urban centers. On quiet evenings, the light catches the limestone facades, casting long, amber shadows that seem to pull the history of the region into the present moment, reminding those who linger that the character of the place is built upon the stubborn, enduring resilience of the land itself.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Prairie Du Rocher - South (Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 045° NE
- Fort De Chartres State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 306° NW
- Demint Prairie/Prairie Du Rocher Herpetological Area (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 339° N
- Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 129° SE
- Prairie du Rocher Precinct (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 274° W
- Magnolia Hollow Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 206° SW
- Pere Marquette Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 160° S
- Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 105° E
- Center for French Colonial Life (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 159° S
- Truman Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 292° W
- Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.1 mi, 293° NW · 16k acres
- Red Bud Area Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 032° NE
- World War One Doughboy (Public Artwork) — 16.7 mi, 348° N
- Misselhorn Art Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 083° E
- Showtime Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 079° E
- Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 22.4 mi, 180° S · 1.5M acres
- Bonnie "Willow" Shiun (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 276° W
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 152° SE
- Gummershiemer Memorial (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 346° N
- Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 232° SW
- Bonne Terre Mine (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 246° SW
- Old Time Flea Market (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 225° SW
- Sandy Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 302° NW
- Mill Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 mi, 118° SE
- Swayne Hollow SNA (Nature Reserve) — 27.8 mi, 119° SE
- Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 152° SE
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 28.5 mi, 123° SE · 274k acres
- Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 012° N
- Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 30.4 mi, 012° N
- Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.3 mi, 331° NW · 32k acres
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About This Prairie du Rocher Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.083108, -90.095946. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Prairie du Rocher includes the ZIP code (62277), telephone area code (217), county seat of Randolph County (Chester), and school district assignment (Chester Non-High School District 122).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
