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Hennepin Illinois Map

Explore Hennepin, 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 Hennepin, Illinois

How to Use This Hennepin, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.250527
Longitude	-89.314094
Population	769
Density	55.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61327
Area Code	815
County Seat	Hennepin
School District	Putnam County Community Unit School District 535

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About Hennepin, Illinois

Hennepin is a locality in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 769. The population density is 55.9 people per km². Hennepin is located at 41.2505°N, 89.3141°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hennepin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61327.

Hennepin commands a quiet prominence where the Illinois River bends in a deliberate, sweeping arc against the flat, fertile expanse of the Midwestern plains. It lies 26.7 miles west-southwest of Ottawa, IL (from Ottawa, IL: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southwest of Spring Valley. The landscape remains defined by the deep, alluvial silts that have long invited the plow, creating an horizon dominated by the seasonal rotation of corn and soybeans. A few miles to the east, the stillness of Hickory Ridge Lake offers a modest counterpoint to the persistent, southward movement of the river, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Indian Ridge provides the only true verticality in a world of horizontal lines. At Walter Durley Boyle Park, the land opens into a public space that holds the river’s humidity, where the late afternoon light turns the tall grasses into a pale, vibrating gold before the shadows of the bluffs stretch across the water.

Hennepin carries the weight of an older settlement, one founded on the promise of the river as a corridor for commerce and the eventual expansion of the rail lines that cut across the prairie. The local economy persists in the rhythm of agricultural labor and the industrial utility of the river banks, maintaining a steady, unadorned character that favors function over ornamentation. History here is found in the brick and limestone remnants of earlier mercantile days, suggesting a time when the town served as a vital nexus for goods moving through the interior. A few miles away, the natural depression of Wolf Hollow marks a subtle shift in the terrain, a reminder of the geological processes that shaped this region long before the arrival of the steel plow. Life in Hennepin proceeds with an intentional pace, marked by the mechanical hum of transport and the quiet endurance of a place that understands its role in the broader, interior geography of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes (Private Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 225° SW
Ernest Bassi Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 276° W
Walter Durley Boyle Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 279° W
Princeton Game and Fish Club (Park) — 2.1 mi, 270° W
Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 336° NW
Lucky Seven Duck and Deer Inc (Private Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 310° NW
Sanachwine Club (Park) — 3.0 mi, 234° SW
Lake DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 332° NW
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 327° NW
Senachwine Lake Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 193° S
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.3 mi, 191° S · 13k acres
Bureau County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 316° NW
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 12.1 mi, 053° NE
Stage 212 (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 065° NE
Cherry Mine Disaster (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 023° NE
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 082° E
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.0 mi, 072° E
Saint Louis Canyon (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 074° E
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 074° E
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 17.4 mi, 073° E
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 039° NE
Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 201° S
Santa Fe Train Mural (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 203° SW
Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 202° S
Town Theater (Cinema) — 24.7 mi, 201° S
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 109° E
Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 241° SW
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 041° NE
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 226° SW
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 34.1 mi, 201° S

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