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Amboy Illinois Map

Explore Amboy, 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 Amboy, Illinois

How to Use This Amboy, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.719029
Longitude	-89.340562
Population	2,278
Density	138.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61310
Area Code	815
County Seat	Dixon
School District	Amboy Community Unit School District 272

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About Amboy, Illinois

Amboy is a locality in Lee County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,278. The population density is 138.1 people per km². Amboy is located at 41.7190°N, 89.3406°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Amboy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61310.

Amboy rises from the flat, fertile expanse of the Illinois prairie, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Green River as it carves a path through the dark, loamy soil. It lies 11.6 miles southeast of Dixon, IL (from Dixon, IL: bearing 138°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east-southeast of Sterling. The horizon here is vast and unyielding, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Indian Ridge to the north and the quiet, shallow depression of Earth Star Flats nearby. A mile from the center, the Amboy South Railroad Prairie preserves a remnant of the tallgrass that once dominated this interior landscape, its wild, swaying stalks offering a stark contrast to the rigid geometry of the surrounding corn and soybean fields. The quality of light in the late afternoon possesses a heavy, gilded clarity, casting long shadows across the fields and turning the water of Lily Pad Pond into a sheet of hammered pewter.

Amboy grew into its current form as a vital junction, its character forged by the relentless iron commerce of the nineteenth-century rail lines that dictated the town’s layout and rhythm. While the screech of steam whistles has faded into the quiet hum of modern agricultural transport, the remnants of that industrial ambition remain etched into the brick facades of the depot and the sturdy, functional architecture of the downtown district. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a seasonal cadence that governs the local pace of life as effectively as the shifting winds across the plains. Residents move with a steady, pragmatic grace, acknowledging a shared history that values endurance over flash, while the preservation of the nearby prairie serves as a quiet reminder of the land’s original, untamed state before the plow arrived to organize the earth into productive, symmetrical rows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Amboy South Railroad Prairie (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 320° NW
Amboy Central Railroad Prairie (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 316° NW
Green Wing Environmental Laboratory (Park) — 3.5 mi, 126° SE
Maytown State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 201° S
Green River State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 233° SW
President Ronald Reagan (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 318° NW
Van Arnam's Island & Willow Park (Local Park) — 11.1 mi, 324° NW
Wings of Peace and Freedom (Public Artwork) — 11.2 mi, 320° NW
The Next Picture Show (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 320° NW
Ronald Reagan Equestrian Statue (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 319° NW
President Abraham Lincoln (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 320° NW
F-105D Thunderchief (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 317° NW
The Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.0 mi, 327° NW
Jerry Mathis Theater (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 297° NW
SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.9 mi, 297° NW
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 351° N
Council Ring (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 355° N
Sinnissippi_Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 288° W
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 17.9 mi, 286° W
White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 342° N
Lowden State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 001° N
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 143° SE
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 112° E
Tampico Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 255° W
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 23.8 mi, 085° E
Bureau County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 195° S
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 156° SE
Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 007° N
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.1 mi, 291° W · 274k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.4 mi, 181° S · 13k acres

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