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Hillsdale Illinois Map

Explore Hillsdale, 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 Hillsdale, Illinois

How to Use This Hillsdale, Illinois Map

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

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	Hillsdale
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Rock Island County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.613644
Longitude	-90.1729
Population	417
Density	248.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61257
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Rock Island
School District	Riverdale Community Unit School District 100

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About Hillsdale, Illinois

Hillsdale is a locality in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 417. The population density is 248.5 people per km². Hillsdale is located at 41.6136°N, 90.1729°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hillsdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61257.

Hillsdale occupies a quiet stretch of the Illinois landscape where the horizon is defined by the steady, rhythmic expansion of fertile plains. It lies 16.1 miles east-northeast of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 61°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Le Claire. The land here remains largely level, a vast expanse of earth where the quality of light at dusk turns the fields into a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the dark soil. Only a mile away, the Rock River carves a slow, deliberate path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, wide-open sky that dominates the view. Four miles to the north, Shadow Lake remains a silent mirror for the surrounding woods, while the distant, low silhouette of Thunderbolt Hill provides the only true verticality to an otherwise infinite, horizontal world.

Hillsdale maintains a character forged by the slow, seasonal pulse of agriculture and the quiet endurance of those who work the land. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of these surrounding fields, where the patterns of planting and harvest dictate the pace of daily life far more than the clocks in the village center. Six miles away, the Pearsall Sand Prairie serves as a reminder of the original, uncultivated state of the region, preserving the native grasses that once covered this entire portion of the state. Life in Hillsdale moves with a deliberate, unassuming gravity, shaped by the persistent presence of the river and the vast, productive silence of the plains that stretch out in every direction.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pearsall Sand Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 308° NW
Dorrance Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 269° W
World War Memorial (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 267° W
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 264° W
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 263° W
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 262° W
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 180° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 255° W
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.3 mi, 307° NW · 274k acres
Geneseo Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 173° S
LeClaire, IA 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 264° W
Princeton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 304° NW
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 176° S
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 173° S
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 258° W
Mississippi River - Moline (Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 255° W
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 339° N
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 339° N
Ben Martinson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 312° NW
Prophetstown State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 072° E
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 358° N
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 249° W
Norrish Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 038° NE
"bling" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 247° SW
Heritage Canyon (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 001° N
Tampico Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 087° E
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 251° W
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 277° W
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 23.0 mi, 255° W
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.9 mi, 229° SW · 24k acres

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