Hillcrest Illinois Map
Explore Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest, Illinois
How to Use This Hillcrest, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest.
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 | Hillcrest |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Ogle County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.966829 |
| Longitude | -89.062559 |
| Population | 1,224 |
| Density | 133.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 61953, 61068 |
| Area Code | 309, 847, 224 |
| County Seat | Oregon |
| School District | Rochelle Township High School District 212 |
About Hillcrest, Illinois
Hillcrest is a locality in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,224. The population density is 133.2 people per km². Hillcrest is located at 41.9668°N, 89.0626°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hillcrest is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61953, 61068.Hillcrest occupies a stretch of fertile, level prairie where the Kyte River carves a quiet, persistent path through the dark Illinois soil. It lies 16.2 miles west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 275°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north of Rochelle. The landscape here favors the wide, open sky, where the horizon remains unbroken save for the shifting silhouettes of seasonal crops and the occasional stand of trees guarding the riverbanks. Within the immediate boundaries of Hillcrest, the local terrain finds its focus at Hillcrest Park, a green expanse that offers a reprieve from the rhythmic labor of the surrounding fields. When the sun retreats at dusk, the light stretches thin and amber across the stalks, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the land firmly against the encroaching gray of the evening.
Agriculture defines the pulse of Hillcrest, as the economic lifeblood of the region flows through the cultivation of corn and soybeans that have sustained families for generations. While the pace of life maintains a steady, deliberate character, the proximity to Spring Lake provides a modest, quiet counterpoint to the industrious nature of the nearby farms. History here is felt in the architecture of the modest dwellings and the functional utility of the local infrastructure, which reflects a legacy of resilience and pragmatism. Though Lookout Point stands as a distant, singular landmark on the far horizon, the daily reality of Hillcrest remains grounded in the immediate, productive earth and the straightforward, unadorned beauty of the Midwestern plain.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Powers Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 203° SW
- Hillcrest Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 196° S
- Kilbuck Creek (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 047° NE
- Lyle Kunde Park (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 160° S
- Drexler Park (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 180° S
- Stillman's (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 329° NW
- Golf Course (Park) — 12.2 mi, 100° E
- Lowden-Miller State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 271° W
- Lowden State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 288° W
- Dolphin Boys (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 281° W
- Youth Center (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 316° NW
- Marsh Observatory (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 079° E
- Soldier's Monument (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 318° NW
- Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 314° NW
- Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 273° W
- February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 098° E
- Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 15.6 mi, 098° E
- Boutell Memorial Concert Hall (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 098° E
- Council Ring (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 266° W
- Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 17.1 mi, 146° SE
- The Dells (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 337° NW
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 352° N
- Tilt Studio (Theme Park) — 19.8 mi, 013° N
- Denny's Corn Crib (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 031° NE
- The McPherson (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 355° N
- White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.6 mi, 276° W
- Inscape Collective (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 357° N
- Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 064° NE
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.5 mi, 269° W · 274k acres
- Midewin Other (National Forest) — 58.8 mi, 133° SE · 18k acres
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About This Hillcrest Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillcrest, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.966829, -89.062559. 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 Hillcrest includes the ZIP code (61953, 61068), telephone area code (309, 847, 224), county seat of Ogle County (Oregon), and school district assignment (Rochelle Township High School District 212).
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. |
