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Shattuc Illinois Map

Explore Shattuc, 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 Shattuc, Illinois

How to Use This Shattuc, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	38.610604
Longitude	-89.192849
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62231, 62283
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlyle

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About Shattuc, Illinois

Shattuc is a locality in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Shattuc is located at 38.6106°N, 89.1928°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62231, 62283.

Shattuc emerges from the flat, sprawling expanse of the Illinois prairie as a quiet intersection where the horizon seems to stretch indefinitely in every direction. It lies 6.7 miles north-northwest of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 332°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Carlyle. Lost Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the amber light of late afternoon and hold it against the deepening shadows of the fields. To the west, the subtle rise of the Pelican Pouch provides a jagged, distant silhouette against the sky, while the expanse of Carlyle Lake lies just a short distance away, its surface often catching the sudden, sharp gusts that sweep across the open plains. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a steady, honest atmosphere that defines the simple geometry of the fields and the low-slung, quiet architecture of the countryside.

Shattuc maintains a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the surrounding agricultural grid, which has long served as the silent engine of the local economy. The legacy of the railway remains a ghost in the layout of the streets, a reminder of the era when steam and iron connected these isolated patches of commerce to the wider world. Residents often head toward the nearby Carlyle Lake for a respite from the daily labor, or find their way to the Chipmunk Trail to navigate the wooded periphery of the region. Life in Shattuc is marked by the patient endurance of those who work the dark, fertile soil, where the scale of the land dwarfs the modest grain elevators and frame houses, creating a sense of scale that demands a deliberate, measured pace of life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carlyle Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 308° NW
T-33 Shooting Star (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 159° S
Nike Ajax Missile (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 157° SE
Foundation Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 141° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 091° E
East Fork Management Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 005° N
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 307° NW
Raccoon Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 8.2 mi, 130° SE
Kaskaskia River - Carlyle (Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 256° W
Party Cove (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 328° NW
Third Principal Meridian (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 164° S
Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 005° N
Welcome to Nashville Mural (Public Artwork) — 21.1 mi, 209° SW
Greenville University Factory Theatre (Theatre) — 22.3 mi, 329° NW
Ladue Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.7 mi, 329° NW
Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 329° NW
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 069° E
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.6 mi, 070° E
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 143° SE
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 24.4 mi, 143° SE
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 012° N
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 012° N
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 25.2 mi, 201° S
Kaskaskia Dragon (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 009° N
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 38.6 mi, 197° S
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 268° W
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 268° W
Browns Mound (Historic Ruins) — 39.0 mi, 280° W
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.9 mi, 287° W · 32k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 55.1 mi, 196° S · 274k acres

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