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Forreston Illinois Map

Explore Forreston, 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 Forreston, Illinois

How to Use This Forreston, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.126137
Longitude	-89.57928
Population	1,435
Density	587.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61030
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Oregon
School District	Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221

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About Forreston, Illinois

Forreston is a locality in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,435. The population density is 587.5 people per km². Forreston is located at 42.1261°N, 89.5793°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forreston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61030.

Forreston claims a quiet persistence upon the high, level plains of northern Illinois, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 12.0 miles south of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 170°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northwest of Mount Morris. The land here holds the deep, dark weight of glacial soil, a foundation that dictates the rhythm of the seasons and the slow turning of the earth. Elkhorn Creek traces a narrow, winding path through the surrounding fields, its banks providing a slight depression in the otherwise unbroken expanse of cropland. To the west, the subtle rise of Hardpan Ridge breaks the monotony of the view, while the distant, protected grasses of Adeline Prairie offer a glimpse of the landscape as it appeared before the iron plow transformed the region. At dusk, the light catches the dust rising from the gravel roads, turning the air into a shimmering, amber haze that settles over the silos and the iron-wrought water towers.

Forreston carries the marks of an agricultural legacy that remains woven into the daily habits of its inhabitants, where the economy still finds its pulse in the seasonal harvest of corn and soybeans. The rail lines that once anchored the settlement continue to bisect the layout, serving as a reminder of the commerce that first drew settlers to these fertile reaches. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity to Coffman Lake and the deepening shadows of Goose Hollow provide a sense of scale to the geography, anchoring the identity of Forreston in the physical reality of the prairie. The pace of life here is defined not by urgency, but by the steady, mechanical hum of machinery and the quietude that follows the setting of the sun. It is a place where the architecture of the grain elevator and the brick storefronts remain, standing firm against the insistent, scouring winds that sweep across the open ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Adeline Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 079° E
Oakdale Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 353° N
T-38 Aircraft (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 358° N
Buffalo Grove Ambush (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 187° S
Middle Rock River Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 152° SE
Lookout (Viewpoint) — 10.6 mi, 147° SE
Krape Park (Local Park) — 10.8 mi, 340° N
White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.9 mi, 146° SE
Krape Park Band Shell (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 341° N
Boat Rental (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 340° N
Deluna Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 350° N
Soldiers' Monument (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 350° N
Park Hills Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 12.4 mi, 339° N
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 134° SE
Lowden State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 116° SE
Black Hawk Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 117° SE
Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 092° E
Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 035° NE
Council Ring (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 138° SE
Youth Center (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 092° E
F-105D Thunderchief (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 168° S
The Next Picture Show (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 166° S
SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 182° S
Sinnissippi_Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 190° S
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 328° NW
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 23.9 mi, 192° S
The McPherson (Arts Centre) — 26.4 mi, 069° E
317 Art Collaborative (Arts Centre) — 27.0 mi, 068° E
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.2 mi, 263° W · 274k acres
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 36.9 mi, 276° W · 3,776 acres

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