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Dayton Illinois Map

Explore Dayton, 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 Dayton, Illinois

How to Use This Dayton, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.391523
Longitude	-88.799197
Population	528
Density	109.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61241, 61350
Area Code	847, 224, 815
County Seat	Cambridge
School District	Ottawa Township High School District 140

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About Dayton, Illinois

Dayton is a locality in Henry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 528. The population density is 109.8 people per km². Dayton is located at 41.3915°N, 88.7992°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61241, 61350.

Dayton stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Midwestern interior, where the land flattens into an expansive, fertile horizon. It lies 6.4 miles east of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 97°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-southeast of Silvis. The terrain holds the heavy, dark soil of a glacial legacy, marked by the steady movement of the Green River just a mile away, which carves a modest path through the fields. Sunlight here possesses a particular, unfiltered quality, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle shifts in elevation as one looks toward the distant silhouette of Indian Hill. While Rustic Acres Lake lies three miles to the side, the immediate environment remains dominated by the open sky and the dense, rhythmic growth of seasonal crops that define the local geometry.

Dayton maintains a character forged by the intersection of agricultural labor and the quiet industry of the region. The presence of the Hennepin Canal serves as a reminder of an era when the movement of goods dictated the pace of development, leaving behind a corridor that now sits as a silent witness to the changing demands of the economy. The local rhythm is dictated not by the frantic pulse of urban centers, but by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the maintenance of the infrastructure that supports the surrounding farms. Even as the modern world encroaches, Dayton retains a stoic, grounded quality, where the weight of history is felt in the simple utility of the land and the endurance of those who continue to work it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dayton Bluffs Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 166° S
Turnberry Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 220° SW
Fox River (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 186° S
Gracefiled/Phillips Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 227° SW
Lincoln Douglas Park (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 215° SW
East Main Boat Launch (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 203° SW
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 217° SW
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 217° SW
Remembering the Radium Girls (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 218° SW
Lower Fox River- Blake's Landing (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 028° NE
Boy Scout of America (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 222° SW
Illini State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 141° SE
Starved Rock State Park (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 232° SW
Illinois Canyon (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 230° SW
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 245° SW
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 244° SW
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 114° SE
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.4 mi, 248° W
Matthiessen State Park (Nature Reserve) — 13.5 mi, 241° SW
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 335° NW
Fern Dell Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 048° NE
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 289° W
Stage 212 (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 254° W
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 262° W
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 184° S
Grundy County Historical Society (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 097° E
CSX Morris Depot (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 095° E
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 20.4 mi, 030° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 29.5 mi, 091° E · 18k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 234° SW · 13k acres

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