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Durand Illinois Map

Explore Durand, 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 Durand, Illinois

How to Use This Durand, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.436403
Longitude	-89.332058
Population	1,390
Density	584.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61024
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Rockford
School District	Durand Community Unit School District 322

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About Durand, Illinois

Durand is a locality in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,390. The population density is 584.0 people per km². Durand is located at 42.4364°N, 89.3321°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Durand is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61024.

Durand emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the northern Illinois landscape where the North Branch Otter Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 16.1 miles west-northwest of Loves Park, IL (from Loves Park, IL: bearing 300°T), and is situated 3.2 miles east-southeast of Lake Summerset. The land around Durand holds a quiet, austere beauty, defined by the seasonal shifting of light across wide fields and the dense, dark green canopy of the nearby Laona Heights Forest Preserve. A few miles to the east, the waters of Lake Summerset settle into the terrain, providing a still, glass-like reflection of the open sky. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a crisp reminder of the vast, inland plains that stretch out toward the horizon, far from the influence of any distant shore.

Railroads once fueled the pulse of Durand, drawing strength from the commerce of grain and the steady labor of those who worked the soil. Though the pace has slowed from the frantic energy of its early industrial days, the economy remains tethered to the harvest and the local trade that sustains the surrounding countryside. Residents often look toward the distant rise of Bunker Hill or find respite in the quiet, untamed stretches of the Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area, where the character of the region remains largely unchanged by the clamor of the outside world. Life in Durand moves with the predictable, cyclical rhythm of the seasons, honoring a history built on grit and the simple, enduring necessity of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 162° S
Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 016° N
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 174° S
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 043° NE
Nieman Marsh Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 175° S
Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 197° S
Four Lakes Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 141° SE
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 002° N
Extensive Wl Habitat - Sd (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 002° N
Beckman Mill (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 058° NE
Carl and Myrna Nygren Wetland Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 085° E
Half Way Tree (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 347° N
Anna Page Park (Local Park) — 12.2 mi, 136° SE
Sugar River State Trail (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 349° N
Maggie the Cow (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 133° SE
Wanda Hollensteiner Gallery (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 073° E
Kresge Experimental Theatre (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 073° E
Bunge Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 074° E
Miles Music Center (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 073° E
Rockford Art Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 132° SE
Harry and Della Burpee Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 131° SE
Discovery Center Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 131° SE
Navy Memorial (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 132° SE
Linear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 132° SE
Conical Mound (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 132° SE
Lenny the Cat (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 134° SE
Bennie's Cleaners (Gallery) — 17.0 mi, 133° SE
Kith and Kiln Art Collective (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 133° SE
Rock Cut State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 106° E
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.6 mi, 239° SW · 274k acres

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