Sidell Illinois Map
Explore Sidell, 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 Sidell, Illinois
How to Use This Sidell, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sidell, 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 Sidell.
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 | Sidell |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Vermilion County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.909758 |
| Longitude | -87.821139 |
| Population | 489 |
| Density | 203.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 61876 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| County Seat | Danville |
| School District | Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 |
About Sidell, Illinois
Sidell is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 489. The population density is 203.7 people per km². Sidell is located at 39.9098°N, 87.8211°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sidell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61876.Sidell emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the Illinois prairie, defined by the relentless geometry of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the sky. It lies 18.0 miles southwest of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 214°T), and is situated 18.5 miles west of Vermillion. The landscape here is defined by a deep, black soil that anchors the earth, while the Little Vermilion River meanders just a mile from the center, cutting a quiet path through the surrounding fields. At dusk, the light in Sidell softens, turning the vast expanse of agricultural land into a muted palette of gold and violet, where the air holds the scent of drying stalks and distant rain. To the west, the subtle rise of the Devils Backbone marks the horizon, a reminder of a geological history that contrasts with the absolute flatness of the immediate plains.
Sidell carries the quiet weight of an agricultural past, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily existence. The local economy remains tightly bound to the output of the surrounding fields, a tradition of cultivation that has defined the community since its inception. Nearby, the Salt Fork Vermilion River provides a sanctuary of wilder growth, offering a space for the natural world to persist alongside the managed precision of the farms. While the Georgetown Reservoir provides a distant point of reflection for the surrounding landscape, the true character of Sidell is found in the steady, unassuming persistence of its people, who remain as rooted to this inland expanse as the deep-reaching crops that define their livelihood.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Salt Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 006° N
- Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 097° E
- Georgetown Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 11.3 mi, 064° NE
- Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 074° E
- Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 047° NE
- Homer Lake Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 322° NW
- Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 016° N
- Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 322° NW
- Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 14.1 mi, 357° N
- Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.1 mi, 060° NE
- Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.1 mi, 060° NE
- Peck's Point (Viewpoint) — 16.8 mi, 015° N
- Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 033° NE
- Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 033° NE
- Danville War Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 034° NE
- Embarras River - Camargo (Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 217° SW
- Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 011° N
- Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 19.9 mi, 014° N
- AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 029° NE
- Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 027° NE
- The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 305° NW
- Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 304° NW
- Morton Weir Memorial (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 303° NW
- Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 302° NW
- Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 29.2 mi, 302° NW
- Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 302° NW
- Obsons Farm Corn Maze (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 106° E
- Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 31.3 mi, 093° E
- Shades State Park (State Park) — 37.2 mi, 087° E
- Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 79.0 mi, 122° SE · 16k acres
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About This Sidell Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sidell, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.909758, -87.821139. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Sidell includes the ZIP code (61876), telephone area code (309), county seat of Vermilion County (Danville), and school district assignment (Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
