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Altona Illinois Map

Explore Altona, 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 Altona, Illinois

How to Use This Altona, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.114759
Longitude	-90.164564
Population	463
Density	190.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61414
Area Code	815
County Seat	Galesburg
School District	ROWVA Community Unit School District 208

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About Altona, Illinois

Altona is a locality in Knox County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 463. The population density is 190.6 people per km². Altona is located at 41.1148°N, 90.1646°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Altona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61414.

Altona commands a quiet elevation amidst the expansive, fertile plains of the Illinois interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a perpetually shifting sky. It lies 15.4 miles southwest of Kewanee, IL (from Kewanee, IL: bearing 234°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-southwest of Galva. Walnut Creek carves a deliberate path through the surrounding fields, its narrow, shaded channel providing a constant, rhythmic pulse to the local topography. To the west, the landscape rises slightly toward the modest silhouette of Pilot Knob, while the quiet waters of Thompson Pond offer a still, reflective reprieve from the relentless intensity of the summer sun. The air here carries the faint, earthen scent of tilled soil and drying stalks, a sensory reminder that the vast, open prairie remains the primary architect of the region’s physical character.

Altona preserves the disciplined, pragmatic spirit of its early agricultural foundations, where the economy remains anchored by the seasonal cycles of corn and soybeans. The local rhythm is measured not by clocks, but by the steady movement of machinery and the lengthening shadows that sweep across the grid of the village streets. Beyond the immediate reaches of the fields, the Victoria State Habitat Area serves as a refuge for native flora and fauna, providing a wilder contrast to the manicured rows of the surrounding farms. Life in Altona operates with a deliberate, unadorned simplicity, favoring the enduring solidity of brick facades and the quiet persistence of a place that understands its own deep-rooted connection to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Public Triangle (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 228° SW
Victoria State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 152° SE
Keener Prairie (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 316° NW
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 023° NE
Bishop Hill Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 021° N
City Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 065° NE
Wiley Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 058° NE
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 151° SE
Midland Country Club (Local Recreation) — 10.8 mi, 060° NE
Valley View Club (Park) — 11.6 mi, 355° N
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 216° SW
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 15.6 mi, 222° SW
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 222° SW
Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 223° SW
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 221° SW
Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 096° E
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.7 mi, 246° SW
The Great Sauk Trail (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 045° NE
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.3 mi, 045° NE
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 002° N
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 001° N
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 120° SE
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 156° SE
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 29.1 mi, 197° S
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 242° SW
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 164° S
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.5 mi, 334° NW · 274k acres
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 32.6 mi, 330° NW
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 34.3 mi, 339° N
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.5 mi, 270° W · 24k acres

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