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Henry Illinois Map

Explore Henry, 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 Henry, Illinois

How to Use This Henry, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.111425
Longitude	-89.356478
Population	2,320
Density	498.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61537
Area Code	815
County Seat	Lacon
School District	Henry-Senachwine Consolidated Unit School District 5

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About Henry, Illinois

Henry is a locality in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,320. The population density is 498.5 people per km². Henry is located at 41.1114°N, 89.3565°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Henry is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61537.

Henry anchors itself firmly against the slow, deliberate curve of the Illinois River, where the water reflects the expansive, shifting sky of the Midwestern plains. It lies 27.1 miles west of Streator, IL (from Streator, IL: bearing 269°T), and is situated 19.0 miles southwest of Peru. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain stretches out in a patchwork of fertile soil and quiet woodlands, with Whitney Lake resting in the nearby landscape to catch the evening light. Central Park serves as the green, communal core of Henry, providing a quiet space where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, defined by the steady, horizontal lines of the prairie that seem to pull the eye toward the distant rise of Owls Head.

Development in Henry owes its character to the river’s long-standing role as a corridor for trade and transit, shaping an economy that remains deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding fields. Brick storefronts line the streets, reflecting a period of steady growth that turned this riverside settlement into a hub for the farmers of the region. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of corn and soybean harvests, a cadence that has persisted for generations. While the nearby Rattlesnake Hollow suggests the wilder, uneven terrain of the deeper interior, the immediate surroundings of Henry offer a more tempered, hardworking beauty, where the permanence of the architecture meets the seasonal transition of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marina Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 118° SE
Child Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 067° NE
Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 159° S
Marshall Putnam Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 284° W
Horseshoe Duck Club (Park) — 1.0 mi, 177° S
Sandy Creek Hill Prairies (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 118° SE
Magnolia Hill Prairies (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 108° E
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.5 mi, 177° S · 13k acres
Swan Lake Club (Park) — 2.2 mi, 022° N
George S. Park Memorial Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 081° E
Great Oaks Camp (Private Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 190° S
Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 209° SW
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 357° N
Santa Fe Train Mural (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 209° SW
Town Theater (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 207° SW
Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 208° SW
Bureau County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 342° N
Stage 212 (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 042° NE
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 035° NE
Matthiessen State Park (Nature Reserve) — 21.4 mi, 053° NE
Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 261° W
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.8 mi, 049° NE
Saint Louis Canyon (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 052° NE
Cherry Mine Disaster (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 019° N
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 053° NE
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 239° SW
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 23.9 mi, 052° NE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 088° E
Ronald Reagan Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 171° S
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 030° NE

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