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Stewardson Illinois Map

Explore Stewardson, 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 Stewardson, Illinois

How to Use This Stewardson, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.263096
Longitude	-88.629778
Population	721
Density	456.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62463
Area Code	217
County Seat	Shelbyville
School District	Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A

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About Stewardson, Illinois

Stewardson is a locality in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 721. The population density is 456.4 people per km². Stewardson is located at 39.2631°N, 88.6298°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stewardson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62463.

Stewardson emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Illinois where the sky exerts a heavy, celestial pressure upon the black-earth fields. It lies 10.9 miles north-northwest of Effingham, IL (from Effingham, IL: bearing 335°T), and is situated 13.1 miles southeast of Shelbyville. Beyond the orderly rows of corn and soybeans that define the regional geometry, the landscape yields to the modest, winding course of Wolf Creek, which marks the low-lying periphery of the local terrain. A few miles to the east, the dense, verdant canopy of Hidden Springs State Forest offers a reprieve from the relentless exposure of the prairie, providing a sanctuary where the air grows cooler and the light filters through ancient boughs in sharp, golden slivers. Far to the south, the faint, hazy silhouette of Corley Ridge suggests a distant interruption to the otherwise unrelenting horizontal reach of the plains, anchoring the perspective of those who look toward the fading edge of the day.

Stewardson retains the quiet, deliberate pace of a place built upon the sturdy ambition of agricultural enterprise and the persistence of the iron rail. The economy here remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of the harvest, a rhythm that dictates the movement of grain and the collective focus of the neighborhood through the long, humid summers and the biting, gray winters. Life in Stewardson turns on the simple, recurring chores of a rural existence, where the legacy of early settlers persists in the well-maintained brick facades and the steady, unpretentious character of the local inhabitants. Nearby, Hickory Ridge Pond sits in quiet stillness, a reflective basin that catches the bruised purples of a prairie sunset, mirroring the endurance of a life lived in accordance with the turning of the seasons and the demands of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hidden Springs State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 335° NW
Ping's Prairie (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 155° SE
Ping Prairie at Husky Hollow (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 155° SE
Evergreen Park (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 154° SE
Community Park (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 152° SE
Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 154° SE
The Heart Theatre (Cinema) — 10.9 mi, 154° SE
Village Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 157° SE
Lake Shelbyville (Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 335° NW
Ballard Nature Center (Private Recreation) — 13.9 mi, 196° S
Rock Cave State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 221° SW
Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 342° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 116° SE
Two Story Outhouse (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 028° NE
Wildcat Hollow State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.2 mi, 179° S
Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 137° SE
Burgess-Osborne Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 042° NE
WW2 Tank (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 043° NE
CE&I Depot (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 290° W
NYC-IC RR Signal Tower (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 290° W
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 070° E
Illinois Central Depot (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 348° N
Fayette County Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 230° SW
Vandalia State House State Historic Site (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 230° SW
Raggedy Ann and Andy Statue (Public Artwork) — 33.8 mi, 030° NE
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands (Nature Reserve) — 34.6 mi, 135° SE
Clay County Historical Society (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 168° S
Stephen A. Forbest State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 36.3 mi, 191° S
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.0 mi, 192° S
Taylorville Chautaugua Auditorium (Theatre) — 40.4 mi, 298° NW

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