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Creston Illinois Map

Explore Creston, 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 Creston, Illinois

How to Use This Creston, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.930862
Longitude	-88.964538
Population	627
Density	211.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60113
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Oregon
School District	Creston Community Consolidated School District 161

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About Creston, Illinois

Creston is a locality in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 627. The population density is 211.2 people per km². Creston is located at 41.9309°N, 88.9645°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Creston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60113.

Creston occupies a broad expanse of the Illinois prairie where the horizon line stretches thin and flat, punctuated only by the vertical silhouettes of grain elevators that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. It lies 11.0 miles west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 271°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Rochelle. North Creston Ditch cuts a quiet, unassuming path through the fields a mile away, its presence marked by a slight depression in the earth and the dense, unruly vegetation that clings to its banks. The air here holds a clean, sharp weight, particularly as the sun begins to sink, casting long, bruised shadows across the immense fields of corn and soybeans that define the regional geometry. Three miles distant, the waters of Lake Sule offer a still, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds, while the distant, jagged silhouette of Devils Backbone rises on the far horizon as a faint, dark smudge against the sky. Residents often gather at Creston Booster Park, a familiar gathering space that anchors the daily rhythm of the locality with its open lawns and quiet pathways.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the economy, a legacy of the deep, fertile soil that has long dictated the patterns of work and commerce in Creston. The history of the area is written in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain bins and the steady movement of rail traffic that threads through the landscape, linking these fields to wider markets. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the Chief Shabbona County Forest Preserve provides a sheltered contrast to the vast, open plains, offering a dense corridor of timber that changes with the subtle turn of the seasons. Life here maintains a deliberate pace, governed by the cycles of planting and harvest rather than the frantic tempo of the distant city. It is a place where the scale of the sky often feels larger than the scale of the earth, and the stillness of the landscape at dusk serves as a constant, quiet reminder of the land’s enduring character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Creston Booster Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Lyle Kunde Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 248° W
Drexler Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 247° SW
Kilbuck Creek (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 330° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 264° W
Golf Course (Park) — 7.0 mi, 090° E
Steward State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 182° S
HIV Awareness Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 090° E
February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 089° E
Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 088° E
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 088° E
Marsh Observatory (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 060° NE
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 159° S
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 074° E
Stillman's (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 318° NW
Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 050° NE
Lowden State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 291° W
Youth Center (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 311° NW
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 279° W
Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 309° NW
Denny's Corn Crib (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 015° N
Council Ring (Theatre) — 20.8 mi, 274° W
Tilt Studio (Theme Park) — 21.8 mi, 359° N
The Dells (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 328° NW
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 341° N
Clark Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 23.6 mi, 353° N
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 175° S
The McPherson (Arts Centre) — 23.7 mi, 344° N
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 53.4 mi, 134° SE · 18k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.5 mi, 272° W · 274k acres

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