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Union Hill Illinois Map

Explore Union Hill, 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 Union Hill, Illinois

How to Use This Union Hill, Illinois Map

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

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	Union Hill
State	Illinois (IL)
County	St. Clair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.108476
Longitude	-88.146167
Population	55
Density	461.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60969, 62208, 60917
Area Code	217, 630, 331
County Seat	Belleville
School District	Herscher Community Unit School District 2

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About Union Hill, Illinois

Union Hill is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 461.6 people per km². Union Hill is located at 41.1085°N, 88.1462°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Union Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60969, 62208, 60917.

Union Hill occupies a singular space where the expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie meets the quiet, persistent flow of Negro Hollow Creek. The land here, defined by the gentle depression of Ridge Prairie, stretches toward a skyline where the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge breaks the absolute flatness of the plains. A mile away, the stillness of Heitmans Pond anchors the landscape, its surface often mirroring the vast, shifting colors of the Midwestern sky, while the nearby Everett Moody Park offers a modest expanse of managed green space that transitions into the wilder, scrub-brushed banks of the creek. During the late afternoon, the light turns a bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the immense scale of the earth beneath the clouds.

Union Hill maintains a sturdy, unpretentious character shaped by generations of labor tied to the surrounding black-soil fields, where the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the calendar. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the agricultural output of the region, sustaining a quiet resilience that persists even as the modern world accelerates beyond the town’s borders. Historically, the patterns of settlement here mirror the steady, methodical expansion of the interior, favoring a social structure built on neighbors who recognize the value of a shared harvest. While life in Union Hill moves with a deliberate, measured grace, there is a profound sense of continuity in the way the local grid holds its own against the encroaching silence of the open prairie, preserving a way of existence that prioritizes the endurance of the land over the fleeting demands of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Union Hill Railroad Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 256° W
Goodrich Railroad Prairie (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 089° E
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 328° NW
Community Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 076° E
Sand Ridge Savanna Preserve 3 (Local Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 351° N
Wauponsee Glacial Trail 1 (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 005° N
Route 66 Diners (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 304° NW
Gardner Jail (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 304° NW
Kankakee Sands Preserve 4 (Local Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 353° N
Elvis (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 343° N
Braidwood Area Historical Society (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 341° N
Chief Shauwanasee Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 048° NE
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 13.0 mi, 077° E
Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.3 mi, 354° N
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 000° N
Gemini Giant (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 359° N
Wilmington Historical Society Building (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 360° N
Kankakee County Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 089° E
Coal City Bell (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 329° NW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 15.2 mi, 001° N · 18k acres
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 346° N
Grundy County Historical Society (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 320° NW
Morris Guild Theater Playhouse (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 320° NW
Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 132° SE
Louis Jolliet (Public Artwork) — 29.0 mi, 007° N
Joliet Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 006° N
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 102° E · 132 acres
Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery (Gallery) — 33.5 mi, 008° N
3rd Floor Gallery (Gallery) — 33.6 mi, 008° N
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 45.7 mi, 053° NE · 11k acres

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