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South Pekin Illinois Map

Explore South Pekin, 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 South Pekin, Illinois

How to Use This South Pekin, Illinois Map

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

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	South Pekin
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Tazewell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.494484
Longitude	-89.651771
Population	996
Density	746.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61564, 61554
Area Code	815
County Seat	Pekin
School District	Pekin Community High School District 303

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About South Pekin, Illinois

South Pekin is a locality in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 996. The population density is 746.7 people per km². South Pekin is located at 40.4945°N, 89.6518°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. South Pekin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61564, 61554.

South Pekin anchors itself firmly within the flat, expansive reach of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon serves as a clean, unrelenting line against the sky. It lies 5.1 miles south of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 187°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southwest of Marquette Heights. The landscape here is defined by the steady, rhythmic accumulation of topsoil and the quiet persistence of the Midwestern plains, far from the chaotic influence of any coast. A mile to the east, the waters of Lost Creek trace a modest path through the earth, cutting a subtle vein through the surrounding fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge. Three miles away, the quiet surface of Sunset Hills Lake Number 2 catches the late afternoon light, mirroring the expansive clouds that drift over the nearby grounds of the Sunset Hills Country Club. The air carries the scent of turned earth and drying corn husks, a sensory reminder of the agrarian cycles that have long governed the pace of life in this region.

South Pekin emerged from the necessity of the rail industry, its history deeply inscribed by the iron tracks that once dictated the movement of goods and labor across the heartland. This industrial heritage remains visible in the utilitarian architecture and the grid of streets that prioritize function over ornament, reflecting a culture built on the steady reliability of manual work. While the economic tides have shifted from the peak days of the switching yards, the character of the place persists in the modest, well-maintained homes and the quiet focus of those who call it home. Beyond the immediate municipal boundaries, the land leans into the ecological legacy of the region, with the expansive canopy of Sand Ridge State Forest waiting thirteen miles away as a reminder of the wilder, sandy terrain that once dominated the interior of the state. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned quality, defined by the changing colors of the crops and the simple, honest expanse of the open prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sunset Hills Country Club (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 022° N
Pekin Park Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 004° N
Powerton lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 333° NW
Sundance (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 013° N
Sun Tracker (Public Artwork) — 4.8 mi, 013° N
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 4.8 mi, 018° N
29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 002° N
Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 002° N
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 359° N
Pekin Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 001° N
Green Valley Site (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 192° S
John T Mcnaughton Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 020° N
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 281° W
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 293° NW
Fort Crevecoeur monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 013° N
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 285° W
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 019° N
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 022° N
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 251° W
Ulrich Wildlife Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.7 mi, 038° NE
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 013° N
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 014° N
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 014° N
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 010° N
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 010° N
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 015° N
AMC Classic Sunnyland 10 (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 033° NE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 247° SW · 13k acres
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.1 mi, 241° SW · 5,262 acres
Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 152° SE

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