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Salem Illinois Map

Explore Salem, 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 Salem, Illinois

How to Use This Salem, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.627537
Longitude	-88.959448
Population	7,282
Density	402.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61048, 62881
Area Code	847, 224, 618
County Seat	Freeport
School District	Salem Community High School District 600

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About Salem, Illinois

Salem is a locality in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,282. The population density is 402.2 people per km². Salem is located at 38.6275°N, 88.9594°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Salem is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61048, 62881.

Salem stretches across a vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon serves as a sharp, unyielding line between the earth and the expansive Midwestern sky. It lies 8.7 miles west-northwest of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 292°T), and is situated 3.3 miles southeast of Lena. The terrain is defined by the quiet persistence of the flatland, broken only by the modest, rhythmic dip of Preston Creek as it winds through the landscape two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the distant silhouette of Hardpan Ridge anchors the western view, offering a subtle variation to an otherwise leveled geography. During the humid shift of late afternoon, the light turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the dust of the fields and giving the air a tactile, amber weight that seems to slow the passage of time itself.

Salem maintains a steady, industrious pulse, rooted in a history of rail and agricultural commerce that continues to shape its daily rhythm. The local economy draws its strength from the surrounding plains, where the unending cycles of corn and soybean cultivation dictate the seasonal tempo of the residents. Leisure finds a more deliberate space at the Lena Community Park District, while the waters of Lake Le-Aqua-Na, located six miles from the center, provide a quiet contrast to the structured geometry of the town’s grid. Life here possesses a grounded, pragmatic character, reflecting the resilience of a place that finds its identity not in grand gestures, but in the reliable, enduring maintenance of its own quiet corners.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bryan Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 047° NE
Mueller Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 077° E
Raccoon Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 224° SW
Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve (Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 034° NE
Prairie Ridge-Marion State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 046° NE
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 052° NE
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.8 mi, 055° NE
Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 237° SW
T-33 Shooting Star (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 238° SW
East Fork Management Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 301° NW
Third Principal Meridian (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 223° SW
Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 287° W
Party Cove (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 290° W
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 282° W
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 175° S
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.8 mi, 174° S
Granada (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 172° S
Unique Stones (Public Artwork) — 22.0 mi, 175° S
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 343° N
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 343° N
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 340° N
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 068° E
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 307° NW
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 307° NW
Waterfow Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 31.2 mi, 179° S
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 39.7 mi, 034° NE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 40.9 mi, 033° NE
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 45.0 mi, 212° SW
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.0 mi, 188° S · 91k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 60.8 mi, 207° SW · 274k acres

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