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Alden Illinois Map

Explore Alden, 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 Alden, Illinois

How to Use This Alden, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.458908
Longitude	-88.517876
Population	113
Density	346.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	60033, 60001
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Alden-Hebron School District 19

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About Alden, Illinois

Alden is a locality in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 346.3 people per km². Alden is located at 42.4589°N, 88.5179°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 60033, 60001.

Alden occupies a quiet expanse of northern Illinois where the horizon stretches wide across flat, fertile plains. It lies 10.6 miles north-northwest of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-northeast of Harvard. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the frost on autumn stubble or the deep, humid greens of mid-summer, casting long shadows that emphasize the vastness of the sky above the fields. The landscape is defined by the subtle, glacial contours of the region, featuring the nearby Rich which provides a sanctuary for native grasses and local wildlife. Only a mile away, the North Branch Kishwaukee River carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its current a steady, quiet companion to the rural silence, while the still waters of Kingsley Lake wait two miles distant, reflecting the passing clouds in a glassy, undisturbed surface.

Agriculture serves as the enduring pulse of Alden, anchoring the local economy to the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined the region for generations. The legacy of early settlement persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the farmsteads that dot the periphery, their silhouettes standing against the weather with a stoic, functional elegance. Life in Alden moves in rhythm with the seasonal shifts, favoring a deliberate, measured pace that values the weight of the land and the endurance of its inhabitants. Ten miles to the west, the form of Camelback Kame breaks the horizontal monotony, a distant reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this terrain long before the first fence lines were drawn. Here, the work of the day is measured in the reach of the fields and the quiet perseverance of a life lived close to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nippersink Creek (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 027° NE
Alden Sedge Meadow 10 (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 076° E
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.0 mi, 022° N · 638 acres
Alden Sedge Meadow 4 (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 070° E
Royal Oak Teepee (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 016° N
Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.9 mi, 016° N
High Point 2 (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 284° W
Winding Creek (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 089° E
Bailey Woods/Nichols 4 (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 097° E
Harvard Savannah (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 214° SW
Harvard Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 241° SW
Lake Geneva Club Historical Gazebo (Viewpoint) — 6.3 mi, 353° N
Brookdale 1 (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 184° S
Ravenstone Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 6.8 mi, 227° SW
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 050° NE
Yerkes Observatory (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 346° N
Big Foot Beach State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 029° NE
Shoe Tree (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 203° SW
Wonder Lake Bible Church (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 110° E
Ice Castles (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 000° N
Three Graces (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 025° NE
Andy Gump (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 025° NE
Lost Valley Visitor Center (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 103° E
Geneva Lake Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 025° NE
Powers-Walker Historical Homestead (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 102° E
Bill Murray Stepped Here (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 160° S
Woodstock Opera House (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 160° S
Parker Fen Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.5 mi, 146° SE
Elkhorn Band Shell (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 352° N
Chain O'Lakes State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 091° E

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