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Sutter Illinois Map

Explore Sutter, 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 Sutter, Illinois

How to Use This Sutter, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.279212
Longitude	-91.343482
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61721, 61759, 62373, 61089
Area Code	217, 847, 224
County Seat	Pekin

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About Sutter, Illinois

Sutter is a locality in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Sutter is located at 40.2792°N, 91.3435°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61721, 61759, 62373.

Sutter occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 15.7 miles south-southeast of Morton, IL (from Morton, IL: bearing 162°T), and is situated 18.5 miles southeast of Pekin. The land here holds the light of late afternoon in a way that turns the dust of the fields into a fine, golden powder, illuminating the gentle, unassuming contours of the earth. Two miles to the east, the waters of Indian Creek carve a slow, meandering path through the soil, while the quiet surface of Minier Lake lies just three miles away, mirroring the vast, open sky. To the far horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Red Oak Ridge offers the only vertical relief against the relentless flatness of the plains.

Sutter reflects the enduring legacy of Midwestern agrarian life, where the pulse of the economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the surrounding black-soil fields. The community maintains a modest, steady pace, defined by the preservation of open spaces like the nearby Sugar Creek - West Fork, which serves as a vital refuge for local flora and fauna. History here is written in the utilitarian architecture of grain silos and the sturdy, brick-faced structures that anchor the center of Sutter. Life moves with a deliberate, quiet grace, influenced by the changing colors of the crops and the prevailing winds that sweep across the open terrain, undisturbed by the rush of more populous centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cedar Glen State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 340° N
Prairie State Eagle Refuge State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 345° N
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.8 mi, 299° NW · 10k acres
Hamilton Baseball (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 002° N
George M. Verity (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 346° N
Hugh Lincoln Cooper (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 346° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 347° N
General Samuel Curtis Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 346° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 359° N
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 8.2 mi, 345° N
Wildcat Springs Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 360° N
Samuel F Miller House Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 347° N
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 345° N
Marquette & Jolliet Voyage (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 357° N
Redwing Area Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 323° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.1 mi, 225° SW · 3,906 acres
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 221° SW
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 049° NE
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 049° NE
Nauvoo State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 354° N
Weld House Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 354° N
Nauvoo Martyrdom Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 354° N
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 206° SW
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 004° N
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 004° N
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 26.0 mi, 064° NE
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 30.4 mi, 067° NE
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 33.9 mi, 197° S
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 35.2 mi, 142° SE
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 37.1 mi, 069° E

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