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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	Winnebago 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	Rockford
School District	Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

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About Grant Park, Illinois

Grant Park is a locality in Winnebago 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 emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Midwestern plains, anchored firmly by the steady movement of the Rock River as it snakes through the surrounding fields. It lies 3.0 miles south of Rockford, IL (from Rockford, IL: bearing 177°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southwest of Loves Park. The landscape here is defined by a vast, open horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth, occasionally broken by the dense, shadowed canopy of the nearby Klehm County Forest Preserve. To the west, the subtle rise of Lookout Point offers a slight verticality to an otherwise level world, while the quiet grounds of Sarbrook Park provide a green anchor for the local geography. During the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the black soil that seems to hold the warmth of the sun well into the evening hours.

Grant Park functions as a waypoint in the agricultural engine of the region, where the rhythm of the seasons is dictated by the planting and harvest cycles of the surrounding corn and soybean crops. The local economy relies on this deep connection to the land, maintaining a steady, industrious pace that feels as consistent as the flow of the river nearby. History here is written in the architecture of modest, durable structures and the enduring presence of families who have worked the local soil for generations. Life in Grant Park moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of the distant urban grids, finding its own quiet satisfaction in the simple, wide-open geometry of the prairie.

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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