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Virginia Illinois Map

Explore Virginia, 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 Virginia, Illinois

How to Use This Virginia, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.95116
Longitude	-90.212343
Population	1,514
Density	484.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62691
Area Code	217
County Seat	Virginia
School District	Virginia Community Unit School District 64

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About Virginia, Illinois

Virginia is a locality in Cass County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,514. The population density is 484.3 people per km². Virginia is located at 39.9512°N, 90.2123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Virginia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62691.

Virginia anchors itself upon the fertile, expansive plains of the Illinois interior, where the land stretches in a quiet, horizontal patience toward the horizon. It lies 15.0 miles north of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 3°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-southeast of Beardstown. Clear Creek carves a shallow, deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a muted persistence that defines the local topography. Only a mile away, the surface of Virginia Lake catches the shifting light of the sky, acting as a polished mirror for the changing moods of the clouds. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy suggestion of Spunky Ridge interrupts the otherwise level sweep of the earth, providing a soft boundary to the vast Midwestern expanse. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and sun-warmed grass, a sensory reminder of the deep, black earth that supports the rhythm of the seasons.

Virginia functions as a center of agricultural industry, its economy tied to the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life in the surrounding fields. The proximity of the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area offers a preserved sanctuary of timber and brush, a contrast to the manicured rows of corn and soybeans that dominate the local horizon. To the south, the gentle depression of Buck Hollow provides a subtle variation in the terrain, where the shadows grow long and cool during the late afternoon. Life in Virginia moves with a steady, unforced cadence, reflecting a history built on the resilience of those who cultivate this productive, inland soil. The architecture of the older streets remains grounded in brick and limestone, standing as a quiet testament to the enduring character of a place that finds its strength in the stability of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 031° NE
Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 028° NE
Jake's Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 049° NE
Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 341° N
Beardstown Marsh (Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 289° W
Roberts Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 291° W
Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 291° W
Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 291° W
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 183° S
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 15.2 mi, 184° S
Woodlawn Farm Underground RR (Historic Ruins) — 15.4 mi, 165° S
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 265° W · 7,396 acres
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 186° S
Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (Nature Reserve) — 16.9 mi, 025° NE
Meredosia Refuge Fee (Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 261° W
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 134° SE
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 19.2 mi, 085° E
Theater in the park at New Salem (Theatre) — 19.5 mi, 084° E
Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 078° E
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.8 mi, 014° N · 5,262 acres
Rockwell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 018° N
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 088° E
Long Nine Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 088° E
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 27.5 mi, 119° SE
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 29.1 mi, 118° SE
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 111° E
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 29.8 mi, 115° SE
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 33.1 mi, 268° W
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 37.4 mi, 025° NE

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