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Waverly Illinois Map

Explore Waverly, 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 Waverly, Illinois

How to Use This Waverly, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.591716
Longitude	-89.952885
Population	1,194
Density	445.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62692
Area Code	217
County Seat	Jacksonville
School District	Waverly Community Unit School District 6

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About Waverly, Illinois

Waverly is a locality in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,194. The population density is 445.0 people per km². Waverly is located at 39.5917°N, 89.9529°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waverly is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62692.

Waverly emerges from the wide, flat horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of brick and timber held against the vast, shifting sky. It lies 14.4 miles west-southwest of Chatham, IL (from Chatham, IL: bearing 246°T), and is situated 17.7 miles east-southeast of Jacksonville. The landscape around Waverly is defined by the steady, industrious pulse of agriculture, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the edges of the world, broken only by the occasional stand of hardwood or the slow, meandering path of Apple Creek. Two miles away, the surface of Waverly Lake offers a muted mirror for the afternoon clouds, its stillness providing a counterpoint to the long, straight lines of the rural roads. Far off to the south, the faint, hazy suggestion of The Mound breaks the level monotony of the plains, a solitary landmark that marks the distance of twenty miles. When the light fades, a particular amber glow settles over the fields, turning the dust of the harvest into a fine, golden haze that hangs suspended in the cooling air.

Waverly carries the weight of a long-standing agrarian legacy, reflecting a history built upon the fertile soil and the persistent labor of generations who shaped the local economy through trade and cultivation. The pace of life in Waverly remains tethered to the seasons, moving with the patient rhythm of planting and reaping that has defined the region since its founding. Residents find a sense of continuity in the modest architecture of the local storefronts, while those seeking recreation often look toward the quiet expanse of Modesto Village Park, situated eight miles away, for a reprieve from the daily tasks. Life here is not measured by grand spectacles, but by the reliability of the morning commute along the grid of county roads and the way the shadows lengthen across the grain elevators at dusk. It is a place where the character of the land dictates the habits of its people, fostering a quiet resilience that persists through the changing cycles of the Midwestern year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Modesto Village Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 191° S
Sangamon Valley Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 104° E
Goode's Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 176° S
Terry Park Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 10.2 mi, 186° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.8 mi, 111° E
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 359° N
Oak Leaf Country Club (Park) — 12.9 mi, 141° SE
Woodlawn Farm Underground RR (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 315° NW
Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 035° NE
AMC Classic Springfield 12 (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 047° NE
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 17.7 mi, 304° NW
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 299° NW
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 17.8 mi, 303° NW
Malibu Jack's (Theme Park) — 17.9 mi, 047° NE
Rotary Sundial (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 058° NE
Selvaggio Historic Arches (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 058° NE
Lauterbach Man Statue (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 051° NE
Angel of Hope (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 046° NE
DIM Art House (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 045° NE
Trutter Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 064° NE
Window's Edge (Public Artwork) — 20.2 mi, 061° NE
Gallery 1624 (Gallery) — 20.3 mi, 049° NE
Legacy Theatre (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 048° NE
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 170° S
Sangchris Lake State Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.3 mi, 089° E
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.8 mi, 347° N
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 181° S
Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 012° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.9 mi, 239° SW · 665 acres
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.5 mi, 300° NW · 7,396 acres

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