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Sciota Illinois Map

Explore Sciota, 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 Sciota, Illinois

How to Use This Sciota, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.560873
Longitude	-90.7518
Population	38
Density	47.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61475
Area Code	815
County Seat	Macomb
School District	West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

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About Sciota, Illinois

Sciota is a locality in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 47.0 people per km². Sciota is located at 40.5609°N, 90.7518°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sciota is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61475.

Sciota emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, a place defined by the quiet persistence of the Midwestern landscape. It lies 8.2 miles north-northwest of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 329°T), and is situated 12.9 miles west of Bushnell. The terrain here is dominated by vast, open fields that stretch toward the sky, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of Spring Creek, which carves a modest path through the earth just one mile away. Three miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Spring Lake gathers the afternoon light, providing a brief interruption to the endless, rhythmic lines of corn and soybean stalks. In the distance, the faint, hazy outline of Gin Ridge suggests a change in the topography, though it remains a silent, far-off boundary to the daily life of the plains.

History in Sciota is written in the steel of rail lines and the dust of gravel roads, reflecting a legacy built upon the foundational labor of agriculture. The local economy remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the days and the quietude that settles over the streets at dusk. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape shifts toward the deeper, more secluded topography of Wigwam Hollow, while those seeking the quiet of the woods often look toward the managed serenity of Spring Lake Park. Residents who wander further afield might traverse the Cut Off Trail, finding a connection to the land that feels as enduring as the wide, gray sky above.

Nearby Outdoor Places

"sunflower" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 153° SE
Spring Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 152° SE
Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.0 mi, 168° S
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 196° S
Glenwood Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 144° SE
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 7.0 mi, 151° SE
McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 7.0 mi, 149° SE
Veterans Park (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 137° SE
Chandler Arch (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 148° SE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 149° SE
War of 1812 Monument (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 148° SE
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 149° SE
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 149° SE
Western Illinois Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 149° SE
Patton Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 155° SE
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 153° SE
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 338° N
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 11.3 mi, 223° SW
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 357° N
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 244° SW
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 244° SW
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.3 mi, 198° S
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 011° N
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 24.8 mi, 065° NE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 330° NW
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.3 mi, 335° NW
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 115° SE · 5,262 acres
Geode State Park (State Park) — 36.8 mi, 297° NW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 345° N · 24k acres
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 43.9 mi, 186° S

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