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Crest Hill Illinois Map

Explore Crest 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 Crest Hill, Illinois

How to Use This Crest Hill, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Crest 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 Crest 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	Crest Hill
State	Illinois (IL)
County	St. Clair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.57436
Longitude	-88.113261
Population	20,459
Density	872.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	62223, 60403
Area Code	217, 708
County Seat	Belleville
School District	Lockport Township High School District 205

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About Crest Hill, Illinois

Crest Hill is a locality in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of 20,459. The population density is 872.7 people per km². Crest Hill is located at 41.5744°N, 88.1133°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Crest Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62223, 60403.

Crest Hill occupies a stretch of terrain where the flat, expansive reach of the Illinois prairie encounters the subtle shifts of an inland landscape. It lies 4.8 miles west of Swansea, IL (from Swansea, IL: bearing 275°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southeast of St. Louis. The atmosphere here carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, particularly as the low-hanging sun catches the dust motes dancing above the West End Khoury League Ball Fields. Just a mile away, the quiet movement of Prairie duPont Creek carves a thin, reflective line through the greenery, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Belcher Ridge anchors the horizon against the vast Midwestern sky. To the north, the proximity of Grand Marais Lake and the gentle depression of Persimmon Hollow offer a reprieve from the otherwise geometric precision of the surrounding roads, grounding Crest Hill in a geography defined by slow, patient erosion.

Crest Hill maintains an identity forged by the steady, industrious pulse of a regional crossroads, where residential neighborhoods extend outward from the arteries of commerce. The economy has historically leaned into the rhythms of manufacturing and logistics, a legacy visible in the sturdiness of the local architecture and the functional, grid-like layout that dictates the flow of daily life. There is a particular stillness in the late afternoon when the shadows lengthen across the pavement, revealing the quiet persistence of a place that values routine over spectacle. Whether it is the seasonal preparation for the harvest or the organized activity at the local parks, Crest Hill operates with a pragmatic grace, finding a modest beauty in the intersection of utilitarian development and the enduring, open fields that continue to define the perimeter of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Bluff Preserve 2 (Local Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 005° N
Richland Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 215° SW
Crest Hill Community Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 176° S
Prairie Bluff Preserve 1 (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 064° NE
Brent Hassert Park (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 038° NE
Theodore Marsh Preserve 2 (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 212° SW
Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve 2 (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 072° E
Neil Carey Arena (Stadium) — 2.7 mi, 037° NE
Philip Lynch Theatre (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 036° NE
Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 071° E
Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899 (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 165° S
3rd Floor Gallery (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 068° E
Illinois & Michigan Canal Office (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 069° E
Centennial Trail (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 054° NE
Joliet Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 154° SE
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 153° SE
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.4 mi, 295° NW
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 174° S
Plainfield Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 291° W
Isle a la Cache County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.1 mi, 027° NE
Richard A. Rock Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 293° NW
Old telephone poles (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 166° S
A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 300° NW
McDonald Farm (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 351° N
IPIC Theaters (Cinema) — 10.5 mi, 020° N
Schmuhl School (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 114° SE
Des Plaines River Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.6 mi, 039° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 11.2 mi, 185° S · 18k acres
Silver Springs (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 282° W
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 34.8 mi, 097° E · 11k acres

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