Explore Hebron, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hebron, 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 Hebron.
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 | Hebron |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | McHenry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.471685 |
| Longitude | -88.432318 |
| Population | 1,368 |
| Density | 273.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 60034 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| County Seat | Woodstock |
| School District | Alden-Hebron School District 19 |
Hebron rises from the flat, open expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to claim more than its share of the day. It lies 10.9 miles north of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 4°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-northeast of Harvard. The landscape is defined by a slow, deliberate openness, punctuated by the quiet persistence of Bailey Woods/Nichols 4, where the trees hold the silence of the plains. To the west, the North Branch Nippersink Creek carves a thin, vital vein through the soil, while the subtle elevation of Camelback Kame offers a rare, gentle lift in the otherwise level topography. Even the light here feels different, catching the edge of the tall grasses with a sharp, pale clarity that marks the transition of the seasons, while Peterkin Pond remains a still, reflective presence four miles to the east, holding the clouds in its glassy surface.
Hebron carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the earth, its identity shaped by the steady, seasonal rhythms of agriculture that have long defined the surrounding fields. The storefronts and structures of the center reflect a legacy of endurance, echoing the practical, brick-and-timber sensibilities of those who first broke this sod. While the economy has shifted over the generations, the pulse of Hebron remains tethered to the land and the resilient character of its people, who value a kind of grounded independence. There is a particular stillness in the air during the late afternoon, when the long shadows of the grain silos stretch toward the horizon, reminding any traveler that the history of this place is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring, daily attention paid to the soil and the harvest.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hebron, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.471685, -88.432318. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Hebron includes the ZIP code (60034), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of McHenry County (Woodstock), and school district assignment (Alden-Hebron School District 19).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |