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Harrison Illinois Map

Explore Harrison, 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 Harrison, Illinois

How to Use This Harrison, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	37.797557
Longitude	-89.335972
Population	895
Density	164.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61072, 62966
Area Code	847, 224, 618
County Seat	Rockford
School District	Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

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About Harrison, Illinois

Harrison is a locality in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 895. The population density is 164.1 people per km². Harrison is located at 37.7976°N, 89.3360°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61072, 62966.

Harrison rests upon a landscape where the Pecatonica River carves a slow, deliberate path through the fertile plains of northern Illinois. It lies 9.3 miles west of Roscoe, IL (from Roscoe, IL: bearing 276°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southwest of Beloit. The horizon stretches wide and flat, punctuated by the seasonal geometry of corn and soybean fields that hold the amber light of late afternoon in a steady, hushed glow. To the north, the Sugar River Forest Preserve offers a dense, verdant canopy, while the nearby Shirland Railroad Prairie preserves the original, unplowed character of the earth, where tall grasses sway in rhythm with the inland breeze. Eight miles to the east, the waters of Victoria Lake reflect the vast, shifting sky, providing a quiet reprieve from the steady, terrestrial pulse of the surrounding countryside.

Harrison maintains a pace defined by the cycles of the earth and the industry of those who cultivate it. The proximity of the Pecatonica River has long influenced the local economy, grounding the development of the area in the practical needs of agriculture and the transit of goods across the open prairie. While the influence of the distant, grid-patterned metropolis remains a faint, structural echo in the regional identity, Harrison keeps a distinct character, marked by the preservation of wilder spaces like the Shirland Railroad Prairie and the quiet solitude found near Lookout Point. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, where the turning of the seasons provides the primary calendar and the heavy, black soil remains the singular, enduring foundation of the regional narrative.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Murphysboro Baseball (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 163° S
Parkview Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 178° S
Lake Murphysboro State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 237° SW
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 2.3 mi, 181° S
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.4 mi, 199° S · 274k acres
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 200° S
Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 4.7 mi, 194° S · 7,712 acres
Mystic Willow (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 075° E
Unknown Departed Memorial (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 079° E
Old Train Depot (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 077° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 077° E
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 127° SE
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 133° SE
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 131° SE
Main Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 207° SW
Amplitheatre (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 133° SE
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 8.7 mi, 202° S
African American Museum of Southern Illinois (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 121° SE
Johnson Creek Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 287° W
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 183° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.8 mi, 121° SE · 91k acres
Wizard on Dragon (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 131° SE
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.4 mi, 200° S · 4,739 acres
Carterville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 100° E
Pyramid State Recreation Area (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 347° N
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.7 mi, 190° S · 5,830 acres
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.7 mi, 252° W · 16k acres
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 15.4 mi, 202° S · 1,959 acres
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 177° S
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 166° S

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