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Apple Canyon Lake Illinois Map

Explore Apple Canyon Lake, 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 Apple Canyon Lake, Illinois

How to Use This Apple Canyon Lake, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Apple Canyon Lake, 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 Apple Canyon Lake.

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	Apple Canyon Lake
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Jo Daviess County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.433843
Longitude	-90.159677
Population	574
Density	59.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61001
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Galena
School District	Warren Community Unit School District 205

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About Apple Canyon Lake, Illinois

Apple Canyon Lake is a locality in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 574. The population density is 59.6 people per km². Apple Canyon Lake is located at 42.4338°N, 90.1597°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61001.

Apple Canyon Lake emerges from the limestone-flecked topography of northwestern Illinois as a deliberate interruption in the heavy, agricultural stillness of the prairie. It lies 28.6 miles west-northwest of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 288°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south-southwest of Lafayette. The Hells Branch carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock near the water’s edge, its currents providing a low, rhythmic pulse to the basin. To the east, the silhouette of Pea Ridge defines the horizon, a reminder of the ancient, weathered geology that guards this inland expanse. The air here carries a distinct density, smelling of damp earth and deep timber, particularly when the afternoon light catches the surface of Apple Canyon Lake and turns the water into a sheet of hammered silver.

Development around Apple Canyon Lake reflects a transformation of land once defined by the slow, seasonal labor of the surrounding corn and soybean cycles into a space designed for leisure and private retreat. The Golf Course serves as a central social anchor, its manicured fairways providing a sharp, emerald contrast to the dense, uncultivated woodlands that define the regional character. While the economy of the wider region remains anchored to the output of the soil, the life of Apple Canyon Lake is dictated by the quiet turnover of residents and the maintenance of its recreational infrastructure. Those seeking a longer perspective on the terrain often venture toward the Sunset Nature Trail, where the silence of the woods is occasionally broken by the call of raptors circling above the distant, shadowed expanse of Welsh Hollow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golf Course (Park) — 1.2 mi, 166° S
Apple River Canyon State Park (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 163° S
Canyon Camp (Private Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 135° SE
Pioneer Potpourri (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 137° SE
Human Foosball (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
Indian Dancing / Tap Out Arena (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 140° SE
Lee I. Binkley Council Ring (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 133° SE
Carr Road Tunnel (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 314° NW
Roberts Road Bridge (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 358° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 302° NW
Old Chicago Stageroad (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 330° NW
Tapley Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 231° SW
Apple River Fort - Interpretive Center (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 201° S
Thunder Bay Falls (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 257° W
Wisconsin Lead Region (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 331° NW
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 13.5 mi, 236° SW
Presidential Pets and China (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 263° W
Outside the Lines (Gallery) — 13.8 mi, 265° W
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 242° SW
Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 249° W
Princess Mine Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 15.0 mi, 234° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 215° SW · 274k acres
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.9 mi, 093° E
Jackson County Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 228° SW
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 228° SW
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 225° SW
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 203° SW · 3,776 acres
Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 061° NE
Yellowstone Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.5 mi, 016° N
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.9 mi, 252° W · 2,440 acres

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