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Fenton Illinois Map

Explore Fenton, 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 Fenton, Illinois

How to Use This Fenton, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.730586
Longitude	-90.030119
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61251
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Morrison

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About Fenton, Illinois

Fenton is a locality in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Fenton is located at 41.7306°N, 90.0301°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61251.

Fenton defines itself by the slow, deliberate pulse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth beneath it. It lies 17.7 miles west-southwest of Sterling, IL (from Sterling, IL: bearing 257°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southwest of Morrison. Lynn Creek carves a modest, winding path through the landscape, its banks lined with the tangled, silver-barked skeletons of cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to the current’s low mutter. To the north, the land rises in subtle, rhythmic swells toward Thunderbolt Hill, a solitary landmark that breaks the relentless geometry of the fields. The air here holds the scent of turned soil and distant, sun-warmed grain, and when the light fails at dusk, the vast expanse turns a bruised, singular violet, casting long shadows that swallow the fence lines and quiet the rustle of the tall grass.

Agriculture remains the silent engine of Fenton, a place where the economy is measured in the seasonal cycle of planting and the heavy, golden promise of the harvest. The regional legacy is one of stubborn endurance, rooted in the labor of those who first broke the sod to carve out a life amidst the immense, open plains. Beyond the furrowed rows of corn and soybeans, the proximity of Lake Erie provides a cooling influence that moderates the summer heat, while the nearby French Creek Park offers a quiet refuge for those who seek the shade of deep, undisturbed timber. Residents often travel the short distance to the Wa-bo-kie-shier Nature Trail to witness the changing seasons, finding in the quiet paths a sense of scale that Fenton, with its unhurried pace and persistent, honest industry, has maintained through the decades.

Nearby Outdoor Places

French Creek Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 036° NE
Wabokieshiek, White Cloud the Prophet (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 129° SE
Prophetstown State Park Indian Village (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 128° SE
Norrish Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 031° NE
Prophetstown State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 128° SE
Lyndon Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 089° E
Morrison Sport Complex (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 041° NE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 307° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.7 mi, 302° NW · 274k acres
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 316° NW
Curtis Mansion (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 312° NW
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 286° W
Heritage Canyon (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 326° NW
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 288° W
President Ronald Reagan as a boy (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 119° SE
Tampico Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 119° SE
Princeton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 268° W
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 199° S
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 241° SW
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 240° SW
Sinnissippi_Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 19.6 mi, 076° E
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 197° S
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 21.6 mi, 241° SW
SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 075° E
Point Rock (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 005° N
Savanna Train Car Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 346° N
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 33.9 mi, 336° NW · 3,776 acres
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 35.3 mi, 065° NE
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 38.8 mi, 331° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 145° SE · 13k acres

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