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Vermilion Illinois Map

Explore Vermilion, 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 Vermilion, Illinois

How to Use This Vermilion, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.581146
Longitude	-87.588912
Population	203
Density	143.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61955, 61944
Area Code	309
County Seat	Paris
School District	Paris Community Unit School District 4

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About Vermilion, Illinois

Vermilion is a locality in Edgar County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 203. The population density is 143.6 people per km². Vermilion is located at 39.5811°N, 87.5889°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Vermilion is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61955, 61944.

Vermilion defines itself through the steady, insistent murmur of Indian Creek, which carves a modest path through the flat, fertile earth of the Illinois prairie. It lies 28.4 miles north of York, IL (from York, IL: bearing 5°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-northwest of Harrison. The horizon here stretches wide and unobstructed, a vast expanse where the golden light of late afternoon catches the tops of corn and soybean stalks, turning the fields into a shimmering, amber-hued sea of productivity. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape remains resolutely inland, characterized by an open sky that dwarfs the modest architecture of the local dwellings. Occasionally, the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a singular vertical note to an otherwise horizontal world, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that formed this quiet corner of the plains.

History in Vermilion remains etched into the rhythm of the harvest and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life. The economy relies heavily on the yield of the soil, with silos standing as sentinels over a geography that has supported families for generations. Residents find a quiet respite at Schwartz Park, a local sanctuary where the shade of mature trees offers a reprieve from the summer sun, or they look toward Farm Pond when they seek the reflection of clouds on still, inland water. The character of Vermilion is one of endurance and quietude, a place where the seasons dictate the clock and the persistent flow of the local creek serves as a reminder of the steady, unadorned passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Green Valley Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 140° SE
American Legion Park (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 300° NW
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 290° W
Blackhawk Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 301° NW
Log Cabin Chapel (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 126° SE
Wabash Healthy Rivers (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 112° E
Elks - Ft. Harrison Country Club (Park) — 10.1 mi, 114° SE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 10.5 mi, 137° SE
Claude Matthews Medallion (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 062° NE
Young Immigrant (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 056° NE
Woodlawn Monument Sight (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 127° SE
Haley Tower (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 123° SE
Wabash Healthy Rivers Initiative (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 144° SE
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 133° SE
Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 129° SE
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 203° SW
Freedom Shrine (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 115° SE
Wabash River - Mount Carmel (Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 171° S
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 130° SE
Lincoln Trail State Park (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 203° SW
Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 127° SE
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.8 mi, 202° S
Obsons Farm Corn Maze (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 049° NE
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 099° E
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 042° NE
Camel's Back (Viewpoint) — 29.9 mi, 043° NE
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 30.3 mi, 001° N
Fox Ridge State Park (State Park) — 31.6 mi, 247° SW
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 355° N
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 40.9 mi, 357° N

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