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Good Hope Illinois Map

Explore Good Hope, 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 Good Hope, Illinois

How to Use This Good Hope, Illinois Map

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

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	Good Hope
State	Illinois (IL)
County	McDonough County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.557818
Longitude	-90.673465
Population	363
Density	467.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61438
Area Code	815
County Seat	Macomb
School District	West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

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About Good Hope, Illinois

Good Hope is a locality in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 363. The population density is 467.2 people per km². Good Hope is located at 40.5578°N, 90.6735°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Good Hope is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61438.

Good Hope emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of rooftops amidst an endless sea of corn and soybean stalks. It lies 6.8 miles north of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 359°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Bushnell. The horizon here is expansive and unrelenting, broken only by the thin, dark veins of shelterbelts and the occasional rise of land that hints at the ancient geology of the region. A mile away, the quiet waters of Town Fork carve a slow, purposeful path through the silt, providing a subtle contrast to the rigorous grid of the surrounding fields. When the sun begins to retreat, the light catches the dust kicked up by distant farm equipment, casting a soft, amber glow over the landscape that makes the very air feel heavy with the weight of the harvest.

Good Hope carries a history rooted in the grit of agricultural expansion, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil and the seasonal cycles of the grain elevator. The pace of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons, a steady pulse that flows toward the nearby basin of Wigwam Hollow and extends toward the distant silhouette of Gin Ridge on the horizon. Residents often look toward the recreational quiet of Spring Lake Park, four miles away, or wander near the banks of Spring Lake to find a respite from the intensity of the fields. There is a distinct, unadorned integrity to the way the days unfold here, marked by the persistent hum of machinery and the enduring presence of a landscape that demands both labor and a profound, watchful patience from those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spring Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 209° SW
"sunflower" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 213° SW
Glenwood Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 178° S
Veterans Park (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 166° S
McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 5.8 mi, 185° S
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 5.9 mi, 187° S
Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.3 mi, 207° SW
Chandler Arch (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 179° S
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 179° S
War of 1812 Monument (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 179° S
Project Dance Company (Arts Centre) — 6.8 mi, 178° S
West Central Illinois Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.8 mi, 178° S
Western Illinois Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 179° S
Fellheimer Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.8 mi, 180° S
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 221° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 093° E
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 321° NW
Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 14.3 mi, 236° SW
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 15.4 mi, 342° N
Camp Ellis (Private Recreation) — 18.9 mi, 135° SE
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 060° NE
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 002° N
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.7 mi, 207° SW
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 248° W
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 248° W
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.5 mi, 328° NW
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 117° SE · 5,262 acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.7 mi, 113° SE · 13k acres
Geode State Park (State Park) — 40.5 mi, 295° NW
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 44.3 mi, 191° S

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