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Clare Illinois Map

Explore Clare, 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 Clare, Illinois

How to Use This Clare, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.016139
Longitude	-88.829259
Population	380
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	60111
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Sycamore

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About Clare, Illinois

Clare is a locality in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Clare is located at 42.0161°N, 88.8293°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60111.

Clare occupies a quiet expanse of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the clutter of larger urban centers. It lies 7.2 miles northwest of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 326°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-northwest of Sycamore. The landscape around Clare is defined by the steady, deliberate flow of Owens Creek, which marks the low ground just a mile from the center of activity. To the west, the subtle rise of the Devils Backbone can sometimes be caught as a faint, jagged smudge against the twilight sky, while closer at hand, the verdant shadows of Adee's Woods Forest Preserve offer a dense, sheltered contrast to the surrounding fields. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and dry stalks, particularly in the autumn when the light grows thin and sharp, turning the vast, open plains a deep, burnt gold.

Clare maintains a character rooted in the cycles of the agricultural calendar, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the arrival of the harvest and the persistent, quiet labor of the fields. While the distant, shimmering surface of Lorusso Lagoon draws those seeking a momentary stillness by the water, the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil and the legacy of the small-scale commerce that first established the settlement. The influence of the nearby Russell Forest Preserve provides a wilder, more ancient boundary to the periphery, grounding the residents in a landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the frantic pace of the modern world. Life in Clare unfolds with a steady, predictable grace, honoring a history built on hard work and the enduring, honest connection between the people and the land they cultivate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Adee's Woods Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 301° NW
Marsh Observatory (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 106° E
Golf Course (Park) — 5.5 mi, 179° S
North 40 (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 146° SE
February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 151° SE
HIV Awareness Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 153° SE
Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 148° SE
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 148° SE
Prairie Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 154° SE
Chief Black Partridge Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 090° E
Russell Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 047° NE
River Heights Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 157° SE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 104° E
Sycamore Golf Course & Golf Club House (Local Recreation) — 8.2 mi, 107° E
Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 049° NE
Kilbuck Creek (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 263° W
First School House Hooser's Grove 1845 (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 019° N
Denny's Corn Crib (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 353° N
Belvidere High School PAC (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 360° N
Tilt Studio (Theme Park) — 17.5 mi, 335° NW
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 186° S
Donley Auctions (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 048° NE
Clark Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 20.1 mi, 331° NW
McHenry County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 044° NE
Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 359° N
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 318° NW
Inscape Collective (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 323° NW
The McPherson (Arts Centre) — 21.7 mi, 321° NW
Rock Cut State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 344° N
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 265° W

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