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Shannon Illinois Map

Explore Shannon, 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 Shannon, Illinois

How to Use This Shannon, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.154746
Longitude	-89.739839
Population	801
Density	641.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61078
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Mount Carroll
School District	Eastland Community Unit School District 308

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About Shannon, Illinois

Shannon is a locality in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 801. The population density is 641.6 people per km². Shannon is located at 42.1547°N, 89.7398°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shannon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61078.

Shannon emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Illinois prairie, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Lost Creek as it marks a boundary through the fertile earth. It lies 11.5 miles south-southwest of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 212°T), and is situated 16.1 miles south-southeast of Lena. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the horizon stretches in a flat, rhythmic line of corn and soybean fields, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of trees or the silhouette of silos against the sky. To the west, the distant reach of Hardpan Ridge provides a subtle anchor to the view, while the nearby City Park offers a quiet, green center where the air carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks. At dusk, the light here turns a pale, bruised gold, casting long shadows that seem to stretch across the plains as if trying to touch the edges of the distant Dyslin Valley.

Shannon retains the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the soil, its history deeply rooted in the expansion of rail and the unwavering cycle of the harvest. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, the pace of life is dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of distant urban centers. Residents find respite in the proximity of Lake Carroll, a mirror of still water that offers a different texture to the landscape, contrasting sharply with the dry, working fields of the plains. Life in Shannon persists with a measured, deliberate quality, where the brick structures of the center stand as markers of a time when the railroad brought the world to the doorstep of the prairie, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that persists in the quiet movement of each passing day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 069° E
Oakdale Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 050° NE
Krape Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 028° NE
Krape Park Band Shell (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 029° NE
Boat Rental (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 028° NE
Park Hills Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 017° N
T-38 Aircraft (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 051° NE
Soldiers' Monument (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 031° NE
Deluna Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 032° NE
Lincoln and Douglas in Debate (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 031° NE
Point Rock (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 253° W
Ward's Grove State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 316° NW
Lookout (Viewpoint) — 17.7 mi, 128° SE
White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.0 mi, 127° SE
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 346° N
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 255° W · 274k acres
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 250° W
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 122° SE
Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 264° W
Havencrest Castle (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 259° W
Savanna Train Car Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 258° W
Lowden State Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 111° E
Black Hawk Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.4 mi, 112° E
Council Ring (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 126° SE
Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 096° E
SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.4 mi, 162° S
Sinnissippi_Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 25.1 mi, 171° S
The Next Picture Show (Gallery) — 25.2 mi, 148° SE
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 25.5 mi, 172° S
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 28.5 mi, 274° W · 3,776 acres

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