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Apple River Illinois Map

Explore Apple River, 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 River, Illinois

How to Use This Apple River, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.505005
Longitude	-90.098736
Population	347
Density	190.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61001
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Galena
School District	Warren Community Unit School District 205

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About Apple River, Illinois

Apple River is a locality in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 190.0 people per km². Apple River is located at 42.5050°N, 90.0987°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Apple River is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61001.

Apple River occupies a quiet expanse of the Driftless Area, where the land breaks into steep, irregular ridges and deep, shadowed hollows. It lies 28.3 miles west-northwest of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 301°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south of Lafayette. Kentucky Creek carves its path through the limestone-rich soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, cold clarity that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the horizon is held by the distant, muted silhouette of Pea Ridge, which anchors the landscape against the shifting Midwestern sky. In the quiet hours of early morning, a heavy mist often clings to the valley floor, softening the sharp edges of the timber and leaving the air with a crisp, earthy scent that lingers until the sun crests the higher ground.

Apple River draws its character from a history of early settlement that favored the rugged, unglaciated terrain over the flatter plains further south. The local economy persists as a quiet synthesis of small-scale agriculture and a deep-seated appreciation for the natural geography that surrounds it. Residents often find their way to Apple River Park, which serves as a central point for communal life, while those seeking deeper quietude might wander the Primrose Nature Trail or look toward the waters of Apple Canyon Lake to the east. Life here moves according to the turning of the seasons, marked by the labor of the harvest and the slow, steady rhythm of a place that prefers to remain removed from the frantic pace of the larger world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Apple River Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 118° SE
Roberts Road Bridge (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 264° W
Apple River Canyon State Park (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 151° SE
Meridian Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 095° E
Warren Fairground (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 096° E
Golf Course (Park) — 6.5 mi, 202° S
Carr Road Tunnel (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 254° W
Human Foosball (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 191° S
Lee I. Binkley Council Ring (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 191° S
Pioneer Potpourri (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 192° S
Indian Dancing / Tap Out Arena (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 193° S
Old Chicago Stageroad (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 287° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 256° W
Wisconsin Lead Region (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 298° NW
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 114° SE
Thunder Bay Falls (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 241° SW
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.0 mi, 274° W
Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 071° E
Presidential Pets and China (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 249° W
Outside the Lines (Gallery) — 17.9 mi, 250° W
Browntown Oak Forest State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.9 mi, 071° E
Yellowstone Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.0 mi, 010° N
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 19.0 mi, 229° SW
Yellowstone Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 021° N
Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 239° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.4 mi, 233° SW · 274k acres
Jackson County Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 225° SW
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 224° SW
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 24.4 mi, 224° SW
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 24.5 mi, 205° SW · 3,776 acres

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