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Winchester Illinois Map

Explore Winchester, 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 Winchester, Illinois

How to Use This Winchester, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.629769
Longitude	-90.456236
Population	1,574
Density	538.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62694
Area Code	217
County Seat	Winchester
School District	Winchester Community Unit School District 1

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About Winchester, Illinois

Winchester is a locality in Scott County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,574. The population density is 538.3 people per km². Winchester is located at 39.6298°N, 90.4562°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Winchester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62694.

Winchester maintains a quiet composure as the Big Sandy Creek winds its path through the landscape, carving a soft, persistent channel through the fertile earth. It lies 14.1 miles west-southwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 239°T), and is situated 18.6 miles east of Pittsfield. The horizon here is defined by an expansive, level geometry where the sky meets the flat, productive plains in a wide, unbroken arc. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Tick Ridge rises against the dusk, a distant boundary that anchors the view. When the light fades, the air cools rapidly, carrying the scent of damp soil and the seasonal transition of the inland prairie. Further afield, the landscape deepens into the quiet depressions of Napolean Hollow, while the waters of Freesen Lake remain still and reflective under the low-hanging Midwestern sun.

Winchester carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, its economy rooted in the dark, yielding soil that has supported generations of cultivation. The rhythm of life here follows the harvest, a slow and deliberate pace that echoes through the brick-fronted buildings and the open, orderly streets. Local life often finds its reprieve at the Sandy Creek Baptist Camp, where the quietude of the woods offers a contrast to the mechanical hum of the fields. While the world outside changes with a frantic velocity, Winchester remains a place where the passage of time is marked by the steady growth of crops and the enduring character of those who work the land. The architecture of the storefronts and the simplicity of the residential blocks reflect a resilience forged in the isolation of the plains, where the horizon serves as a constant, silent companion to daily labor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sandy Creek Baptist Camp (Private Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 164° S
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 280° W
Kampsville Archeology Center (Park) — 10.7 mi, 218° SW
217 Terror Haunted House (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 156° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 155° SE
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 293° NW
Mound House (Historic Ruins) — 11.6 mi, 216° SW
Prairie Land Heritage Museam (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 062° NE
Lenz Field & Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.8 mi, 052° NE
Custer Recreational Park (Local Park) — 13.1 mi, 163° S
Strawn Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 059° NE
Illinois Theater (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 059° NE
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.1 mi, 338° N · 7,396 acres
America's Most Wanted Bird (Public Artwork) — 15.3 mi, 291° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Il (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.6 mi, 180° S · 665 acres
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 346° N
City of Greenfield Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 23.9 mi, 146° SE
Center for American Archeology Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 200° S
Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 25.3 mi, 201° S
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.0 mi, 199° S
Beardstown River Museum (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 002° N
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 280° W
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 27.7 mi, 313° NW
Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 071° E
Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 030° NE
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 34.0 mi, 249° W
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 34.2 mi, 249° W
Beaver Dam State Park (State Park) — 37.9 mi, 140° SE
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 128° SE
Renner Art Center (Arts Centre) — 39.2 mi, 127° SE

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