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Wenona Illinois Map

Explore Wenona, 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 Wenona, Illinois

How to Use This Wenona, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.052533
Longitude	-89.050359
Population	974
Density	511.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61377
Area Code	815
County Seat	Lacon
School District	Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6

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About Wenona, Illinois

Wenona is a locality in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 974. The population density is 511.0 people per km². Wenona is located at 41.0525°N, 89.0504°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wenona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61377.

Wenona stretches across the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon serves as a vast, unchanging backdrop to the orderly grid of the streets. It lies 12.2 miles west-southwest of Streator, IL (from Streator, IL: bearing 247°T), and is situated 19.4 miles south-southeast of Peru. Sandy Creek winds quietly through the nearby landscape, a slender vein of water that cuts through the earth just a mile from the center of the grid. Within the town limits, City Park offers a modest green reprieve, its manicured lawns providing a quiet stage for the seasonal shifts of light that turn the summer sky into a pale, bruised violet at dusk. The air here carries the faint, dusty sweetness of distant fields, a reminder that the land is defined by the heavy, rhythmic labor of the surrounding agricultural plains.

Wenona retains the distinct architectural signature of a rail-era settlement, with brick storefronts that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon sun long after it has dipped below the cornfields. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, reflecting a long history of grain cultivation that has dictated the pace of life for generations. While the distant silhouette of Starved Rock marks the northern topography and Sawmill Lake remains a quiet destination for those seeking the stillness of the water, the focus of daily existence remains firmly rooted in the local commerce of the main street. Residents move with a deliberate, unhurried purpose, fully aware that the character of the place is built not on grand monuments, but on the enduring, quiet consistency of life in the heart of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 265° W
Toluca Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 235° SW
Tall Oaks Country Club (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 212° SW
Engle Lane Theater (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 068° E
Reuben G. Soderstrom (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 066° NE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 067° NE
Sandy Ford State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 038° NE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 067° NE
Pluto Monument (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 060° NE
Otter Creek (Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 056° NE
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 005° N
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 282° W
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.0 mi, 278° W · 13k acres
Senachwine Lake Fee (Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 294° NW
Illinois Canyon (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 018° N
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.4 mi, 002° N
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 009° N
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 009° N
Buffalo Rock State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 019° N
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 21.3 mi, 349° N
Project XV Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 175° S
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 317° NW
Remembering the Radium Girls (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 028° NE
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 118° SE
Town Theater (Cinema) — 24.5 mi, 248° W
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 118° SE
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 118° SE
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 118° SE
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 206° SW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 48.3 mi, 062° NE · 18k acres

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