Editing Marine, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Herritage Lake Sunset.jpg|thumb|left|A sunset over the lake in Marine Heritage Park]]
Marine is located in eastern Madison County at {{coord|38|47|15|N|89|46|41|W|type:city}} (38.787365, -89.778135).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 143]] (Division Street) passes through the center of the village, leading southeast {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Highland, Illinois|Highland]] and west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Edwardsville, Illinois|Edwardsville]], the [[county seat]]. [[Interstate 70]] passes {{convert|2|mi|0}} south and east of Marine, with access from IL 143 at Exit 24. I-70 leads northeast {{Convert|21|mi}} to [[Greenville, Illinois|Greenville]] and southwest {{convert|30|mi}} to downtown [[St. Louis]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Marine has a total area of {{convert|0.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The village drains southwest to an unnamed tributary of Silver Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Kaskaskia River]].