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Hamlet Illinois Map

Explore Hamlet, 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 Hamlet, Illinois

How to Use This Hamlet, Illinois Map

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

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	Hamlet
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Mercer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.313922
Longitude	-90.73514
Population	21
Density	18.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61279
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Aledo
School District	Mercer County School District 404

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About Hamlet, Illinois

Hamlet is a locality in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 21. The population density is 18.2 people per km². Hamlet is located at 41.3139°N, 90.7351°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61279.

Hamlet unfolds across a flat, expansive horizon where the Illinois Slough winds its slow, deliberate path through the heavy loam of the plains. It lies 15.8 miles south-southwest of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 211°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Aledo. The air here holds a particular, stillness, especially as the late afternoon light flattens the fields and turns the distant silhouette of the Army Ridge Bluffs into a smudge of bruised violet against the sky. Five miles to the east, the waters of Lake Nelson offer a quiet mirror to the clouds, while the land between the slough and the horizon remains dominated by the honest, relentless geometry of agriculture. Throughout the seasons, the wind carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a stark reminder of the vast, open geography that defines the daily experience of those living in Hamlet.

Industry in Hamlet maintains a steady, inherited rhythm, rooted deeply in the productivity of the surrounding soil and the logistical convenience of the nearby rail lines. The local economy persists as a quiet engine, focused on the processing and movement of grain that sustains the regional character of this part of the state. Life moves with an unpretentious pace, occasionally punctuated by visits to Northside Park, where the local flora offers a rare, deliberate patch of wildness amidst the cultivated grid of the fields. To the west, the subtle depression of Heck Hollow marks the transition of the terrain, serving as a reminder of the geologic patience that shaped this interior landscape long before the silos were raised or the roads were laid.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Northside Park (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 187° S
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 357° N
Highland Springs Golf Course (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 038° NE
Buffalo Shores State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 356° N
Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 327° NW
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 034° NE
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 308° NW
Credit Isand Park (Local Park) — 13.0 mi, 025° NE
Benjamin Nye Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 321° NW
Mississippi River - Moline (Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 028° NE
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 025° NE
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 036° NE
Lady Of Germania (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 029° NE
Dillon Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 030° NE
Irish Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 030° NE
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 036° NE
Mark Twain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 297° NW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.7 mi, 218° SW · 24k acres
Pearl Bottom Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 295° NW
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.3 mi, 297° NW
Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.4 mi, 235° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 044° NE · 274k acres
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 021° N
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.1 mi, 147° SE
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 25.3 mi, 044° NE
Louisa County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 250° W
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 172° S
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 046° NE
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 046° NE
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 31.8 mi, 143° SE

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