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Shipman Illinois Map

Explore Shipman, 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 Shipman, Illinois

How to Use This Shipman, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.117546
Longitude	-90.044273
Population	511
Density	149.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62685
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlinville
School District	Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

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About Shipman, Illinois

Shipman is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 511. The population density is 149.5 people per km². Shipman is located at 39.1175°N, 90.0443°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shipman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62685.

Shipman asserts itself as a quiet confluence of flat, fertile earth and the expansive Midwestern sky. It lies 13.6 miles northeast of Godfrey, IL (from Godfrey, IL: bearing 34°T), and is situated 7.5 miles northeast of Brighton. The horizon here is defined by the endless cycle of corn and soybean fields, where the quality of light at dusk bleeds a bruised purple across the plains, casting long, sharp shadows over the rural grid. Shipman Reservoir rests at the edge of the residential sprawl, a still mirror that collects the clouds and offers a singular point of focus amidst the otherwise featureless expanse of the surrounding farmland. To the south, the landscape holds its breath, waiting for the seasonal rains that feed the quiet flow of Coop Branch, a modest watercourse that marks the subtle shifts in the soil's topography.

History within Shipman is written in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of its brick buildings and the fading paint of grain elevators that stand as sentinels over the local economy. The rhythms of the day are governed by the agricultural calendar, a pace that remains tethered to the harvest and the slow, deliberate work of the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the Woodburn Large Ground Plum Site serves as a rare, protected pocket of native flora, preserving a trace of the prairie as it existed before the plow. While the distant silhouette of Goat Ranch Ridge may offer a faint, jagged reminder of far-off geological shifts, the residents here find their stability in the deep, black loam and the steady, unadorned endurance of their labor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Woodburn Large Ground Plum Site (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 174° S
James Bertanolli Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 142° SE
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 021° N
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 136° SE
Schneider Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 227° SW
Quandary (Public Artwork) — 14.0 mi, 215° SW
Bethalto Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 179° S
Avenue of Flags (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 215° SW
Wood River Massacre Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 196° S
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 035° NE
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 038° NE
Robert Pershing Wadlow (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 200° S
Henry's Rabbit Ranch (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 119° SE
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 16.4 mi, 215° SW
City of Greenfield Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 333° NW
Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 205° SW
Vadalabene Bike Trail (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 209° SW
Jacoby Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 206° SW
Alton Military Prison Site (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 207° SW
Piasa Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 221° SW
Stone Bridge Footing (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 227° SW
Charles Raich Field (Stadium) — 18.6 mi, 185° S
Edward "ted" And Pat Jones-confluence Point State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 193° S
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 197° S · 32k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 171° S
WPA Comfort Station (Historic Ruins) — 22.0 mi, 205° SW
Hartford Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 22.0 mi, 186° S
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.7 mi, 247° SW · 1,866 acres
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 34.5 mi, 192° S · 85 acres

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