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Bristol Illinois Map

Explore Bristol, 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 Bristol, Illinois

How to Use This Bristol, Illinois Map

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

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	Bristol
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Kendall County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.685585
Longitude	-88.428128
Population	2,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	60512
Area Code	708
County Seat	Yorkville

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About Bristol, Illinois

Bristol is a locality in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Bristol is located at 41.6856°N, 88.4281°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60512.

Bristol occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and flat under an immense, pale sky. It lies 3.2 miles north-northeast of Yorkville, IL (from Yorkville, IL: bearing 18°T), and is situated 7.6 miles southwest of Aurora. Blackberry Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a steady, muted purpose past the edges of the settlement. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and turning fields, cooling rapidly as the sun dips low and casts long, thin shadows across the dormant acreage. Only a mile away, Purcell Park offers a modest green reprieve, providing a space where the wind whistles through the tall grasses, echoing the solitude of the open plains that define the local topography.

Bristol maintains a character forged by the slow, seasonal labor of the surrounding farmland, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the planting and the harvest. History lingers in the sturdy, unassuming architecture of the older buildings, reminding one of a time when the rails and the road first anchored this intersection of commerce. While the pace of modern days has quickened, the proximity to the Sugar Grove Forest Preserve and the distant, rugged elevation of Maramech Hill provide a sense of enduring scale to the inhabitants. Those seeking the quietude of the outdoors often travel toward Beaver Lake or explore the Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail, finding that the true essence of Bristol resides in the uncomplicated connection between the people and the fertile, unyielding soil they occupy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Steven G. Bridge Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 053° NE
Your Peforming Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 1.1 mi, 282° W
Bristol Bay Park D (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 358° N
Yorkville Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 121° SE
Glen D. Palmers State Game Farm (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 208° SW
Oldest Standing Church in Kendall County (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 200° S
Kendall County's First Mill (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 199° S
Your Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.2 mi, 197° S
Richard Young Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 171° S
Illinois' Northern Boundary (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 197° S
Hoover Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 218° SW
Little White School Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 093° E
Silver Springs (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 234° SW
Classic Cinemas Kendall GDX (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 069° E
Perry Theatre (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 041° NE
Mastodon Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 062° NE
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 9.3 mi, 253° W
Waubonsie Valley Planetarium (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 068° E
Les Arends County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 029° NE
Richard A. Rock Amphitheater (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 116° SE
Ellis House and Equestrian Center (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 153° SE
Fern Dell Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 218° SW
Peck Farm (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 015° N
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 115° SE
McDonald Farm (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 081° E
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 23.0 mi, 153° SE · 18k acres
Illini State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 209° SW
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 52.2 mi, 103° E · 11k acres

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