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Big Rock Illinois Map

Explore Big Rock, 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 Big Rock, Illinois

How to Use This Big Rock, Illinois Map

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

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	Big Rock
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Kane County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.766801
Longitude	-88.526444
Population	1,104
Density	98.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60511, 60554
Area Code	708
County Seat	Geneva
School District	Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429

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About Big Rock, Illinois

Big Rock is a locality in Kane County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,104. The population density is 98.7 people per km². Big Rock is located at 41.7668°N, 88.5264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Big Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60511, 60554.

Big Rock emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of earth and sky. It lies 7.0 miles north of Plano, IL (from Plano, IL: bearing 356°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northwest of Yorkville. The landscape surrounding Big Rock is defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of agriculture, where the geometry of corn and soybean fields stretches until the edges of the world blur into a hazy, muted green. A mile to the east, Big Rock Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its waters moving with a deliberate patience that mirrors the tempo of the passing seasons. At dusk, the light here possesses a singular, thin quality, catching the drying husks in the fields and turning the entire expanse into a study of amber and deepening gray.

Settlement in Big Rock took root as a byproduct of the westward expansion, drawing those who sought to coax a living from the rich, dark loam of the interior. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy of cultivation, though the quietude of the place is punctuated by the modern movement of machinery and the steady maintenance of rural life. Residents often congregate at Community Park, a patch of local ground that serves as a focal point for the daily patterns of the neighborhood. While the distant silhouette of Maramech Hill offers a slight elevation to the otherwise level view, the character of the land remains fundamentally horizontal, favoring the long perspective over the hidden vista. Those who wander further afield might find themselves at the Sugar Grove Forest Preserve or pursuing the path of the Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail, both of which offer a deeper immersion into the quiet, wooded corners of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Rock Forest Preserve- Addition (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 147° SE
Community Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 242° SW
Sugar Grove Sports Complex (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 060° NE
Prairie Kame Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 034° NE
Jay Woods Forest Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 210° SW
Gilman Trail (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 086° E
Your Peforming Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.7 mi, 143° SE
First Major Industry in Kendall County (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 184° S
Silver Springs (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 179° S
Glen D. Palmers State Game Farm (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 156° SE
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 205° SW
Oldest Standing Church in Kendall County (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 154° SE
Perry Theatre (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 095° E
Kendall County's First Mill (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 154° SE
Your Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 155° SE
Little White School Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 122° SE
Peck Farm (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 050° NE
Classic Cinemas Kendall GDX (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 107° E
Les Arends County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 068° E
Garfield Farm Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 033° NE
Mastodon Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 100° E
Marquee Youth Stage (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 043° NE
Waubonsie Valley Planetarium (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 098° E
Fern Dell Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 190° S
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 265° W
Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 16.8 mi, 314° NW
Dunham Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 18.3 mi, 046° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 30.4 mi, 149° SE · 18k acres
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.4 mi, 006° N · 638 acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 58.5 mi, 107° E · 11k acres

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