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Henning Illinois Map

Explore Henning, 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 Henning, Illinois

How to Use This Henning, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.305036
Longitude	-87.700857
Population	210
Density	53.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61848, 61865
Area Code	309
County Seat	Danville
School District	Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District

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About Henning, Illinois

Henning is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 53.2 people per km². Henning is located at 40.3050°N, 87.7009°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Henning is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61848, 61865.

Henning stretches across a vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon serves as a clean, unwavering line against the expansive Midwestern sky. It lies 13.0 miles north-northwest of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 343°T), and is situated 11.3 miles south of Hoopeston. The earth here is dark and heavy, a deep loam that has defined the character of the soil for generations, while the light at dusk settles over the fields in a bruised purple hue that seems to slow the very air. Two miles to the west, the still waters of Lake DeRevey mirror the clouds, providing a quiet reprieve from the relentless intensity of the surrounding farmland. Further out, the landscape occasionally ripples, hinting at the distant relief of the Devils Backbone, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the open, cultivated reach of the plains.

Henning maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life, deeply rooted in the seasonal cycles of corn and soybean production that have powered the local economy since the early years of settlement. The North Fork Vermilion River wanders through the nearby North Fork Vermilion River PCON, offering a wooded corridor of oak and hickory that contrasts with the geometric precision of the surrounding crops. History in Henning is measured not in monuments, but in the enduring utility of the rail lines and the sturdy, unadorned buildings that anchor the center of the grid. Eight miles away, the subtle dip of Cox Hollow provides a rare variation in the topography, a gentle reminder of the ancient forces that shaped this interior landscape long before the plow arrived to organize it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 035° NE
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 224° SW
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.9 mi, 208° SW
Middle Fork Seeps (Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 206° SW
Fairchild Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 185° S
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.6 mi, 201° S
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 187° S
Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 159° S
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 186° S
Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 152° SE
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 157° SE
Espenscheid Park (Local Park) — 11.2 mi, 157° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.7 mi, 008° N
Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 12.4 mi, 172° S
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 164° S
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 163° S
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 164° S
Tilton Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 13.4 mi, 168° S
Trail of Death marker (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 126° SE
Gifford War Memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 269° W
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 170° S
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 222° SW
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 021° N
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 29.9 mi, 244° SW
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 29.9 mi, 244° SW
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 244° SW
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 33.3 mi, 249° W
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 249° W
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 38.2 mi, 139° SE
Shades State Park (State Park) — 39.9 mi, 130° SE

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