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Savanna Illinois Map

Explore Savanna, 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 Savanna, Illinois

How to Use This Savanna, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.093843
Longitude	-90.139065
Population	2,783
Density	410.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61074
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Mount Carroll
School District	West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

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About Savanna, Illinois

Savanna is a locality in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,783. The population density is 410.7 people per km². Savanna is located at 42.0938°N, 90.1391°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Savanna is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61074.

Savanna commands a dramatic vantage point where the limestone bluffs rise abruptly against the sky, overlooking the expansive, silt-heavy flow of the Mississippi River. It lies 30.8 miles west-southwest of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 243°T), and is situated 17.4 miles north of Clinton. The land here does not settle into mere flatness; it asserts itself through sharp verticality and deep, shadowed ravines that carve through the earth toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Terrapin Ridge. Within the quiet perimeter of Maquette Park, the air holds a cool, damp weight, carrying the scent of damp soil and ancient stone, while the stillness of Town Lake nearby provides a glass-like contrast to the relentless, southward momentum of the river. Light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, bruised quality, turning the limestone cliffs to a muted violet that seems to absorb the day’s heat long after the sun has dipped below the horizon.

Savanna carries the legacy of a nineteenth-century river crossroads, its architecture defined by the sturdy, unadorned brickwork of a Midwestern rail-and-water hub. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythmic passage of heavy barges and the bustling activity of rail yards, now finds its cadence in a more deliberate pace, where the labor of the surrounding agricultural plains dictates the rhythm of the seasons. Residents move with a steady, practiced awareness of the river’s influence, recognizing that the prosperity of the region has always been tethered to the navigability of the water and the fertility of the soil found further inland. Beyond the immediate town limits, the terrain opens into the quietude of Shoe Craft Hollow, a reminder of the rugged, uncultivated pockets that persist despite the encroaching grid of modern utility. There is a persistent, grounded integrity in the way the streets climb the steep grades, a physical testament to a place that has learned to thrive in the narrow, demanding space between the riverbank and the high, protective bluffs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

6Th Street Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 233° SW
Havencrest Castle (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 272° W
Old Mill Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 060° NE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 216° SW
Savanna Train Car Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 255° W
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 180° S · 274k acres
Savanna Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 300° NW
Indian Head Rock (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 334° NW
Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 338° N
Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 236° SW
Sabula Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 217° SW
Palisades Country Club (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 329° NW
Waukarusa Canyon (Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 086° E
Point Rock (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 088° E
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 306° NW · 3,776 acres
Hanover Bluff State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 318° NW
Heritage Canyon (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 185° S
Goose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 240° SW
Elijah Buell Memorial (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 187° S
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 304° NW
Apple River Fort - Interpretive Center (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 345° N
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 188° S
Curtis Mansion (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 189° S
Living, Flowing, Ever Changing (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 308° NW
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 308° NW
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 306° NW
Apple River Road Bridge (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 357° N
Princess Mine Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 19.8 mi, 318° NW
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 322° NW
Norrish Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 155° SE

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