Hickory Hills Illinois Map
Hickory Hills, Lake County
Hickory Hills, Illinois — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Hickory Hills, Lake County.
Interactive Map of Hickory Hills, Illinois
| City | Hickory Hills |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Lake |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.179469 |
| Longitude | -88.048131 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Hickory Hills, Illinois
Hickory Hills is a locality in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Hickory Hills is located at 42.1795°N, 88.0481°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60457.0.
Hickory Hills unfolds across a gentle, rolling topography, where the land itself seems to sigh with a quiet grace. It lies 4.5 miles south-west of Vernon Hills, IL (from Vernon Hills, IL: bearing 232°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-north-west of Arlington Heights. Broad swathes of manicured green, punctuated by clusters of mature oak and, yes, hickory trees, define the residential neighborhoods, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in a shimmering display. The air here, especially on a humid summer evening, carries the faint, sweet perfume of mown grass and distant blooming honeysuckle, a scent that clings to the skin like a pleasant memory. Roads, paved and well-maintained, curve organically through the landscape, mirroring the natural contours of the terrain rather than imposing a rigid grid upon it. The sky above Hickory Hills often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with a leisurely pace, occasionally breaking open to cast pools of golden light upon the well-kept lawns and quiet streets. This corner of Lake County, while seemingly tranquil, carries echoes of a past shaped by agriculture and a burgeoning suburban dream. Long before the houses and the quiet hum of lawnmowers, the land was a different kind of living, yielding crops to farmers who understood the rhythm of the seasons. The local economy, now primarily driven by the services and retail that support its resident population, still retains a connection to the land, evident in the well-tended parks and the occasional, lingering agricultural fields that border its developed areas. Hickory Hills is known for its family-friendly atmosphere, a place where the pace of life allows for the simple pleasures – a shared meal on a patio, a walk through the neighborhood as twilight deepens, or the sound of children’s laughter carrying on the evening breeze.
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About This Hickory Hills Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Hickory Hills, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hickory Hills and Lake County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Hickory Hills is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Hickory Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
