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Chemung Illinois Map

Explore Chemung, 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 Chemung, Illinois

How to Use This Chemung, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.415296
Longitude	-88.666767
Population	276
Density	379.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	60033
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Harvard Community Unit School District 50

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About Chemung, Illinois

Chemung is a locality in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 276. The population density is 379.2 people per km². Chemung is located at 42.4153°N, 88.6668°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60033.

Chemung emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the northern Illinois plains where the earth stretches out in a quiet, unrelenting geometry of fields. It lies 13.1 miles west-northwest of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west of Harvard. The Piscasaw Creek meanders through the landscape, serving as a persistent, low-slung artery that gives shape to the surrounding topography and sustains the moisture in the soil. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land flattens into a patchwork of agricultural plots where the light at dusk turns the tall, drying stalks into a sea of muted gold. Though the horizon remains largely unobstructed, the distant silhouette of Camelback Kame offers a subtle break in the otherwise level plains, grounding the view in a deep, terrestrial stillness.

Chemung carries the weight of a settlement forged by the movement of rail and the necessity of the harvest, its character defined by the sturdy, functional architecture of a region built for industry. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing the labor of those who first broke the prairie sod to establish a foothold in this interior expanse. Residents find a quiet continuity in the proximity of the Piscasaw Creek, a protected wildlife area that preserves a thin, wild ribbon of green against the encroachment of modern development. Life in Chemung moves with a steady, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of distant urban centers, keeping its focus fixed on the turning of the crops and the enduring, familiar silence of the Midwestern sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Piscasaw Creek (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 299° NW
Beck's Woods 3 (Local Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 349° N
Beck's Woods 7 (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 330° NW
Beck's Woods 10 (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 012° N
Milky Way Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 084° E
Shadow Creek (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 094° E
Harvard Historical Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 083° E
Ravenstone Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 3.1 mi, 122° SE
Rush Creek 1 (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 103° E
Shoe Tree (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 141° SE
Brookdale 5 (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 127° SE
Brookdale 1 (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 124° SE
Tuttle Clarkson Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.3 mi, 246° SW
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 064° NE · 638 acres
Royal Oak Teepee (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 060° NE
Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.4 mi, 059° NE
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 352° N
Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 235° SW
The Aviator (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 235° SW
Cody's Farm and Orchard (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 155° SE
Jefferson Prairie Settlement (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 298° NW
Lake Geneva Club Historical Gazebo (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 036° NE
Yerkes Observatory (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 028° NE
Bill Murray Stepped Here (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 122° SE
Woodstock Opera House (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 122° SE
McHenry County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 153° SE
Apollo Theater (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 220° SW
Ingrid Dohm Studio (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 235° SW
Rock Cut State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 254° W
Denny's Corn Crib (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 216° SW

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