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Grant Park Illinois Map

Explore Grant Park, 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 Grant Park, Illinois

How to Use This Grant Park, Illinois Map

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

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	Grant Park
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Kankakee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.242747
Longitude	-87.635847
Population	1,294
Density	146.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61109, 60940
Area Code	847, 224, 630, 331
County Seat	Kankakee
School District	Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

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About Grant Park, Illinois

Grant Park is a locality in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,294. The population density is 146.4 people per km². Grant Park is located at 41.2427°N, 87.6358°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Grant Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61109, 60940.

Grant Park occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Illinois prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything but the vertical reach of grain elevators and the occasional stand of hardwood. It lies 13.1 miles east-northeast of Bradley, IL (from Bradley, IL: bearing 58°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Manteno. The sky here exerts a heavy, luminous presence, casting a pale gold light over the black soil that defines the terrain. Trim Creek meanders through the outskirts, its low banks marking a quiet boundary in the landscape, while the still waters of Lake Metonga provide a reflective, muted anchor to the immediate surroundings. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Blue Island Ridge occasionally appears against the dusk, a distant reminder of the shifting geology that shaped this inland plain.

Grant Park functions as a steady, self-contained center where the cycles of the agricultural season dictate the rhythm of the work day. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields, where corn and soybeans transform the color of the landscape from deep green to a brittle, harvest brown. Families often gather for recreation at Jed & Emma Park, a nearby space that offers a reprieve from the labor of the fields and the mechanical hum of local commerce. Life in Grant Park moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in the traditions of a Midwestern settlement that values the quiet utility of its brick facades and the enduring resilience of those who cultivate the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Momencee Wetlands State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 161° S
Jed & Emma Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 193° S
Island Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 189° S
Boorda Memorial (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 194° S
Lasalle State Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 132° SE
LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.0 mi, 127° SE
Kankakee Sands Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 158° S
Kankakee 002-07 (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 214° SW
Monee Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 327° NW
Hunley's Mural (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 047° NE
Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 234° SW
Kankakee Sands (Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 152° SE
Pottawatomi Campground Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 234° SW
Kankakee County Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 235° SW
King's Grove (Nature Reserve) — 16.1 mi, 356° N
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.8 mi, 163° S · 132 acres
Union Street Gallery (Gallery) — 18.0 mi, 360° N
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 20.8 mi, 028° NE · 11k acres
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 20.9 mi, 026° NE
The Grainery Building (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 328° NW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 21.8 mi, 299° NW · 18k acres
Promise You Art House (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 023° NE
The Artist's Den - Walk-in Ceramic Studio (Arts Centre) — 23.4 mi, 023° NE
Schmuhl School (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 321° NW
Old Zion Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 342° N
Peteyville Christmas Lights (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 021° N
Wilmington Historical Society Building (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 280° W
Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 008° N
Former Lincoln School Entrance (Historic Ruins) — 27.3 mi, 003° N
Ed's Oasis (Viewpoint) — 28.8 mi, 062° NE

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