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Green Rock Illinois Map

Explore Green Rock, 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 Green Rock, Illinois

How to Use This Green Rock, Illinois Map

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

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	Green Rock
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Henry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.47309
Longitude	-90.357627
Population	580
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61241
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Cambridge

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About Green Rock, Illinois

Green Rock is a locality in Henry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 580. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Green Rock is located at 41.4731°N, 90.3576°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61241.

Green Rock occupies a steady expanse of Illinois prairie, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate passage of the Green River as it carves through the alluvial soil. It lies 4.9 miles east-southeast of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 113°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-southeast of Moline. The landscape here is characterized by a vast, horizontal openness, where the sky exerts a heavy, luminous pressure on the flat fields of corn and soybeans that stretch toward the horizon. Three miles to the north, the waters of Bowles Slough remain quiet and largely undisturbed, acting as a glass-like mirror for the shifting Midwestern light. In the distance, the silhouette of Indian Hill provides the only significant interruption to the horizon, a faint, earthen hump that marks the limit of the local geography. The air carries the dry, earthen scent of turned soil and distant, ripening grain, a sensory reminder of the agrarian rhythm that dictates the pace of life in Green Rock.

Industry and infrastructure have long defined the character of Green Rock, particularly through its enduring relationship with the Hennepin Canal, which serves as a linear monument to the region's industrial heritage. The canal, now a SREC, functions as a quiet corridor for local recreation, its banks offering a stillness that contrasts with the mechanical hum of the nearby agricultural centers. Historically, the settlement grew in response to the demands of the land and the necessity of inland transport, creating a grid of brick-and-limestone architecture that feels both utilitarian and permanent. Life in Green Rock is tethered to these seasonal cycles, where the harvest and the freeze organize the social calendar more effectively than any clock. There is a particular, austere beauty in the way the shadows lengthen across the flat terrain at dusk, casting a long, violet clarity over the fields that remain the primary engine of the regional economy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 351° N
Ty Massey Memorial Ball Diamond Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 299° NW
8th Street Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 252° W
Schadt's Rock River Camp 2 (Private Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 001° N
Oakwood Country Club (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 245° SW
McNeal Marsh (Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 359° N
Niabi Zoo Forest Preserve (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 242° SW
Mississippi River - Moline (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 323° NW
Campbell's Island State Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 318° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.3 mi, 317° NW · 274k acres
Elton E. Fawks Bald Eagle Refuge State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 354° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 349° N
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 298° NW
Deere Cross (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 289° W
"bling" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 292° W
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 344° N
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 005° N
Bettendorf Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 302° NW
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 005° N
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 288° W
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 282° W
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 098° E
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.1 mi, 286° W
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 319° NW
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 014° N
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 013° N
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 339° N
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 019° N
Norrish Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 041° NE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.4 mi, 231° SW · 24k acres

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