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Earlville Illinois Map

Explore Earlville, 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 Earlville, Illinois

How to Use This Earlville, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.589475
Longitude	-88.922026
Population	1,613
Density	518.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60518
Area Code	708
County Seat	Ottawa
School District	Earlville Community Unit School District 9

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About Earlville, Illinois

Earlville is a locality in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,613. The population density is 518.6 people per km². Earlville is located at 41.5895°N, 88.9220°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Earlville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60518.

Earlville anchors itself upon a vast, level expanse of Illinois prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 17.3 miles north-northwest of Ottawa, IL (from Ottawa, IL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north of LaSalle. The Indian Creek meanders through the landscape with a quiet, persistent gravity, carving a subtle depression into the deep, dark soil that characterizes this inland stretch of the Midwest. To the north, the horizon remains stubbornly flat, though the faint, jagged suggestion of High Ridge waits twenty-one miles away, a distant reminder of a more fractured geology. Evenings here bring a particular quality of light, a bruised violet that settles over the fields of corn and soybeans, turning the silos into stark, monochromatic silhouettes against a cooling sky.

Earlville preserves the steady, industrious character of a settlement built on the strength of the surrounding agriculture and the steady hum of rail-side commerce. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest, drawing its vitality from the black earth that sustains the regional identity. Residents often seek the quietude of the outdoors at Shabbona Lake State Park, where the water mirrors the shifting clouds, or find solace in the stillness near Stroyan Lake, located just ten miles from the center of activity. A short distance away, the Chief Shabbona County Forest Preserve offers a dense, shaded contrast to the open fields, providing a refuge of timber and understory that has stood as a witness to the changing seasons for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 037° NE
Indian Creek Massacre Historic Site (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 135° SE
Homes of Chief Waubonsie and Madeline Ogee (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 336° NW
Old Chicago Trail Marker (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 334° NW
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 015° N
Lake Mendota Park & Sports Complex (Local Park) — 10.8 mi, 259° W
Indian Oaks Country Club (Local Recreation) — 11.7 mi, 014° N
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 225° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.4 mi, 083° E
Mitchell's Grove State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 207° SW
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 17.1 mi, 077° E
Boy Scout of America (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 170° S
Fern Dell Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 101° E
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 192° S
Starved Rock State Park (State Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 180° S
Lovers Leap Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.9 mi, 190° S
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 191° S
Silver Springs (State Park) — 19.3 mi, 083° E
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 213° SW
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.7 mi, 198° S
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 193° S
Stage 212 (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 206° SW
Your Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.8 mi, 082° E
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 25.2 mi, 137° SE
Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 019° N
Your Peforming Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.4 mi, 074° E
CSX Morris Depot (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 121° SE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 38.5 mi, 111° E · 18k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.1 mi, 213° SW · 13k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.5 mi, 292° W · 274k acres

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