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Fox River Grove Illinois Map

Explore Fox River Grove, 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 Fox River Grove, Illinois

How to Use This Fox River Grove, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fox River Grove, 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 Fox River Grove.

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	Fox River Grove
State	Illinois (IL)
County	McHenry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.200858
Longitude	-88.214526
Population	4,702
Density	1061.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60021
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Community High School District 155

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About Fox River Grove, Illinois

Fox River Grove is a locality in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,702. The population density is 1061.0 people per km². Fox River Grove is located at 42.2009°N, 88.2145°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fox River Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60021.

Fox River Grove marks the point where the landscape begins to lean toward the water, shaped by the steady, persistent flow of the Fox River as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 1.4 miles east-southeast of Cary, IL (from Cary, IL: bearing 122°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-southeast of Crystal Lake. Dense woodlands frame the horizon, offering a sanctuary of oak and maple that feels far removed from the hard edges of the distant city grid. At the edge of the water, Picnic Grove Park provides a low-lying expanse of green where the light catches the river’s surface at dusk, turning the current into a ribbon of hammered silver. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises in subtle, uneven swells, a quiet transition from the flat plains that dominate the wider region toward the more broken, wooded topography that defines this specific stretch of the valley.

Historical threads in Fox River Grove are tied to the early migration patterns that favored the river as a corridor for trade and eventual settlement. The local economy has evolved from its early reliance on the river’s natural resources into a quiet residential life, maintained by those who commute along the regional rail lines that cut through the surrounding hills. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Grassy Lake for a sense of stillness, or find their way to the more rugged paths of the Spring Creek Valley Forest Preserve when the seasons turn. While the Fox River Trail remains miles away, the spirit of the place is defined by this proximity to moving water and the slow, deliberate pace of a life lived amidst the changing colors of the Midwestern canopy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Picnic Grove Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 037° NE
1995 Fox River Grove Bus–train Collision Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 210° SW
Bettendorf Castle (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 192° S
Foxmoor Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 193° S
Sands Main Street Prairie - Il State Ntr Prsrv (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 360° N
Citizens For Conservation Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 132° SE
Mack Manor - Christmas/Halloween Display (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 227° SW
Lyons Prairie and Marsh (Nature Reserve) — 2.1 mi, 023° NE
Hickory Grove Riverfront (Nature Reserve) — 2.4 mi, 008° N
Fel-Pro RRR 1 (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 347° N
Fel-Pro RRR 2 (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 344° N
Hollows 3 (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 320° NW
Presidential Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 233° SW
Dome Hill Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 263° W
Catlow Movie Theater (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 129° SE
Helicopter (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 005° N
Alumni Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 295° NW
Birds of prey (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.4 mi, 156° SE
Horse Barn (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 345° N
Little Monza (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 220° SW
Former Carpentersville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 214° SW
Morraine Hills State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 359° N
McHenry Downtown Theater (Cinema) — 10.3 mi, 345° N
Illinois Watch Case Company (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 196° S
Observatory (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 148° SE
Farm Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.3 mi, 192° S
Side Street Studios (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 197° S

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