Ashton Illinois Map
Explore Ashton, 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 Ashton, Illinois
How to Use This Ashton, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ashton, 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 Ashton.
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 | Ashton |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Lee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.866142 |
| Longitude | -89.221209 |
| Population | 967 |
| Density | 557.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 61006 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| County Seat | Dixon |
| School District | Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 |
About Ashton, Illinois
Ashton is a locality in Lee County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 967. The population density is 557.3 people per km². Ashton is located at 41.8661°N, 89.2212°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61006.Ashton reveals itself as a quiet expanse where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the rhythmic geometry of fertile soil and the persistent presence of Beach Creek winding through the low-lying terrain. It lies 13.4 miles east of Dixon, IL (from Dixon, IL: bearing 82°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-southwest of Rochelle. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially during the transition of seasons when the light turns a pale, translucent gold across the surrounding fields. Only seven miles away, the stillness of Lost Lake mirrors the expansive Midwestern sky, while the nearby Middle Rock River Fee offers a sanctuary of wilder, uncultivated grasses that contrast with the precise, mechanical order of the cultivated prairie.
Agriculture remains the pulse of Ashton, anchoring a local economy that has long turned upon the slow, seasonal migration of tractors and the heavy, fragrant harvest of grain. History here is written in the sturdy brick foundations of buildings that have weathered decades of sharp winters and humid, buzzing summers, reflecting a heritage built on the labor of the soil. Life in Ashton moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frenetic hum of distant urban centers, preferring the steady reliability of a community that understands the quiet language of a changing sky and the honest weight of the harvest.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Middle Rock River Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 290° W
- Skare Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 031° NE
- Middle Rock River (Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 286° W
- Drexler Park (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 073° E
- Lowden-Miller State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 315° NW
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 063° NE
- Kyte River (Park) — 9.3 mi, 335° NW
- Council Ring (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 308° NW
- Schmig mem. (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 308° NW
- Replica Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 307° NW
- Lyle Kunde Park (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 075° E
- Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 318° NW
- Castle Rock Scenic Outlook (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 312° NW
- Paths of Conviction, Footsteps of Faith (Public Artwork) — 11.2 mi, 329° NW
- Lowden State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 336° NW
- President Ronald Reagan (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 261° W
- The Next Picture Show (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 263° W
- F-105D Thunderchief (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 265° W
- White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 306° NW
- Youth Center (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 355° N
- Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 351° N
- Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 112° E
- Jerry Mathis Theater (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 260° W
- SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 260° W
- Sinnissippi_Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 258° W
- The Dells (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 003° N
- Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 24.1 mi, 078° E
- Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 141° SE
- The McPherson (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 013° N
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.8 mi, 278° W · 274k acres
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About This Ashton Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ashton, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.866142, -89.221209. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Ashton includes the ZIP code (61006), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Lee County (Dixon), and school district assignment (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
