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Raymond Illinois Map

Explore Raymond, 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 Raymond, Illinois

How to Use This Raymond, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.319494
Longitude	-89.572037
Population	949
Density	291.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62560
Area Code	217
County Seat	Hillsboro
School District	Panhandle Community Unit School District 2

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About Raymond, Illinois

Raymond is a locality in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 949. The population density is 291.3 people per km². Raymond is located at 39.3195°N, 89.5720°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Raymond is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62560.

Raymond occupies a vast, level expanse of the Illinois prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 21.7 miles southwest of Taylorville, IL (from Taylorville, IL: bearing 223°T), and is situated 10.9 miles north-northeast of Litchfield. The horizon in Raymond stretches thin and pale, defined by the seasonal shifting of corn and soybean fields that hold the light long after the sun begins its descent. Nearby, the banks of West Fork Shoal Creek provide a quiet corridor of timber and brush, carving a modest path through the black, fertile soil that has fed generations. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of Corley Ridge hums with a faint, blue permanence, a reminder of the geologic scale that dwarfs the small clusters of grain elevators and brick storefronts punctuating the flatland.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Raymond, dictating the tempo of the year from the spring thaw to the heavy, golden stillness of harvest. The rhythm of daily life here is measured by the mechanical hum of machinery and the gradual migration of residents toward Lake Lou Yaeger for respite during the humid, stagnant heat of July. History lingers in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the main thoroughfares, reflecting a heritage built on the steady commerce of the rail and the plow. While the pace feels slowed by the sheer weight of the surrounding fields, there is a sharp, persistent vitality in the way the local economy maintains its grip on the soil, grounding the people in the labor of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 283° W
Roberts Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.9 mi, 199° S
Weigh Station Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 7.3 mi, 211° SW
H & B Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 160° S
Lake Hillsboro Park (Local Park) — 10.9 mi, 154° SE
Hillsboro Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.3 mi, 154° SE
Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 212° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.4 mi, 111° E
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 299° NW
Gillespie (Local Recreation) — 14.6 mi, 239° SW
Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 149° SE
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 262° W
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 263° W
Mother Jones Monument (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 208° SW
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 006° N
Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 044° NE
Taylorville Cinema (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 043° NE
Christian County Coal Mine Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 043° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 042° NE
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 250° W
Illinois Traction System (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 209° SW
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 207° SW
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 079° E
Roseland Theatre (Cinema) — 26.6 mi, 080° E
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 079° E
Trutter Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 356° N
Impermanent Column (Public Artwork) — 28.6 mi, 355° N
The Muni (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 359° N
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.7 mi, 223° SW · 32k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.8 mi, 273° W · 665 acres

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