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Radford Illinois Map

Explore Radford, 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 Radford, Illinois

How to Use This Radford, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.57754
Longitude	-89.034525
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62550, 61256
Area Code	217, 847, 224
County Seat	Taylorville

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About Radford, Illinois

Radford is a locality in Christian County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Radford is located at 39.5775°N, 89.0345°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62550, 61256.

Radford anchors itself firmly upon the flat, expansive plains of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under an immense, changing sky. It lies 14.0 miles east of Taylorville, IL (from Taylorville, IL: bearing 82°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south-southwest of Decatur. The landscape surrounding Radford is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of agriculture, marked by the seasonal pulse of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of the days. A mile from the center, the modest flow of Sorghum Branch cuts through the dark, fertile loam, providing a quiet corridor for local wildlife, while the distant silhouette of Long Mound offers a subtle interruption to the otherwise level expanse. At dusk, the light here pulls long, thin shadows across the fields, turning the dusty air a deep, bruised gold that seems to hold the heat of the earth long after the sun has dipped below the prairie edge.

Radford carries the quiet weight of a settlement forged by the intersection of rail and soil, where the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding grain fields. The history of the area is written in the sturdy, utilitarian brick architecture of the older storefronts and the wind-worn barns that dot the periphery, standing as silent witnesses to generations of labor. Those seeking a reprieve from the cultivated fields often travel the seven miles to the Grove Branch Conservation Area, where the land returns to a more untamed state of tall grasses and native timber. Even when the pace of life slows, the presence of Myers Lake, situated eleven miles away, serves as a common destination for those looking to mirror the stillness of the landscape. Life in Radford moves with a deliberate, grounded quality, rooted in the knowledge that the land provides both the foundation for its past and the primary measure of its future.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grove Branch Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 030° NE
Willow Branch Conservation Area 1 (East) (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 012° N
Margaret Guzy Pothole Wetlands State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 099° E
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 191° S
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 191° S
Roseland Theatre (Cinema) — 13.3 mi, 191° S
Manners Park (Local Park) — 13.9 mi, 260° W
Christian County Coal Mine Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 262° W
Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 262° W
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 263° W
Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 259° W
Sand Creek Open Space Reservation (Local Recreation) — 14.6 mi, 017° N
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 121° SE
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 073° E
Spitler Woods (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 033° NE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 074° E
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 104° E
Miller's Mill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 002° N
G.A.R. Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 013° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 019° N
Calamus Lake State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 334° NW
Staley Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 012° N
Hieronymus Mueller Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 012° N
Harristown Depot (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 352° N
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.0 mi, 278° W
Trutter Museum (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 288° W
Impermanent Column (Public Artwork) — 32.9 mi, 289° W
Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 34.8 mi, 297° NW
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 40.5 mi, 333° NW
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 78.8 mi, 230° SW · 32k acres

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