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Bishop Hill Illinois Map

Explore Bishop Hill, 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 Bishop Hill, Illinois

How to Use This Bishop Hill, Illinois Map

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

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	Bishop Hill
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Henry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.201704
Longitude	-90.119005
Population	113
Density	82.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61419
Area Code	815
County Seat	Cambridge
School District	Galva Community Unit School District 224

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About Bishop Hill, Illinois

Bishop Hill is a locality in Henry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 113. The population density is 82.0 people per km². Bishop Hill is located at 41.2017°N, 90.1190°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bishop Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61419.

Bishop Hill rises from the flat, rhythmic pulse of the Illinois prairie, a landscape defined by the patient, insistent current of the South Edwards River. It lies 10.5 miles west-southwest of Kewanee, IL (from Kewanee, IL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-northwest of Galva. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, drawing the eye toward the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob, which interrupts the otherwise level expanse of golden fields and dark, fertile soil. Four miles to the north, the waters of Nystrom Lake hold the reflection of the clouds, offering a quiet depth to the surrounding farmland. Within the center of the village, Bishop Hill Park provides a green, communal anchor where the light at dusk settles heavy and amber against the aged brick facades, casting long, deliberate shadows that seem to hold the weight of the seasons.

Swedish settlers arrived here in the mid-nineteenth century, transforming this inland reach into a communal experiment that left behind a singular architectural legacy of timber and masonry. The local economy now turns on the preservation of that heritage, as artisans and shopkeepers maintain the craft traditions established by the original utopian colony. Visitors walk past the sturdy, unadorned buildings that once functioned as common kitchens and storehouses, now repurposed to honor the labor and aesthetic precision of the past. Life in Bishop Hill proceeds with a steady, measured cadence, rooted in the seasonal cycles of the corn and soybean crops that stretch toward the edges of the county, maintaining a quiet continuity that feels entirely distinct from the frantic grid of the distant, sprawling cities.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bishop Hill Park (State Park) — 0.0 mi, 179° S
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 183° S
Wiley Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 121° SE
City Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 126° SE
Valley View Club (Park) — 6.6 mi, 329° NW
Midland Country Club (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 091° E
Henry County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 335° NW
Public Triangle (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 212° SW
Victoria State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 179° S
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 170° S
The Great Sauk Trail (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 056° NE
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 054° NE
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 355° N
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 354° N
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 005° N
Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 118° SE
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 21.7 mi, 216° SW
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 212° SW
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 216° SW
Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat (Public Artwork) — 21.9 mi, 217° SW
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 215° SW
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.7 mi, 234° SW
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 134° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.6 mi, 324° NW · 274k acres
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.1 mi, 320° NW
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 29.8 mi, 331° NW
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 165° S
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 313° NW
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 33.6 mi, 312° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.4 mi, 104° E · 13k acres

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