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Hometown Illinois Map

Explore Hometown, 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 Hometown, Illinois

How to Use This Hometown, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.734477
Longitude	-87.731441
Population	4,343
Density	3500.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60456
Area Code	708
County Seat	Chicago
School District	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

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About Hometown, Illinois

Hometown is a locality in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,343. The population density is 3500.7 people per km². Hometown is located at 41.7345°N, 87.7314°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hometown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60456.

Hometown occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Illinois prairie where the horizon pulls the sky downward to meet the earth in a persistent, hazy line. It lies 1.8 miles west-northwest of Evergreen Park, IL (from Evergreen Park, IL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-southwest of Chicago. Durkin (Martin) anchors the immediate landscape, providing a quiet stretch of green where the light of late afternoon catches the tall grasses, turning them into a shimmering, pale gold. Though the region feels anchored to the inland expanse, the air carries a crisp, saline memory of the distant coast, a subtle reminder of the vast water systems that dictate the temperament of the climate. To the west, the silhouettes of distant, muted forms suggest the presence of Players Hill, while the dense, shaded canopy of Elizabeth A Conkey Forest offers a cool, dark refuge from the relentless brightness of the open fields.

Hometown grew from the steady, utilitarian pulse of the Midwestern corridor, where the presence of the Calumet Sag Channel once dictated the flow of commerce and the movement of heavy, essential goods. The economy here remains tied to the deliberate pace of industry, a legacy of the labor that carved paths through the earth to connect the inland reaches to the wider world. Residents often find their way toward the quiet, reflective surface of Lake Ida or the deeper, more deliberate currents of the Calumet Sag Channel, finding in these waters a rhythm that persists despite the shifting tides of the modern workforce. Life in Hometown moves with the measured persistence of a clock, defined by the long, straight lines of the grid and the enduring, stoic character of a place that knows itself well.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oak Lawn Spartan Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 174° S
Oak Lawn Ice Arena (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 198° S
Bogan (William) (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 034° NE
Rainey (Edward) (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 003° N
Tank Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 219° SW
Dan Ryan Woods (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 087° E
MLK Living Memorial (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 029° NE
Ephraim Bajar Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 3.1 mi, 048° NE
Darius and Girenas Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 037° NE
Vanderpoel Art Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 108° E
Tanya Safforld (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 044° NE
Thai Culture Center (Arts Centre) — 3.6 mi, 293° NW
In the Game - Hollywood Park (Theme Park) — 5.5 mi, 189° S
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 5.5 mi, 156° SE
Al Capone's House (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 072° E
Des Plaines River (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 299° NW
Paddock Woods (Nature Reserve) — 6.4 mi, 233° SW
Willow Springs Historical Society (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 275° W
Palos Park Woods (Nature Reserve) — 6.8 mi, 234° SW
Black Cinema House (Cinema) — 7.4 mi, 074° E
The Renaissance Society (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 061° NE
Chicago Maritime Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 030° NE
Heritage Museum of Asian Art (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 032° NE
Calumet Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 126° SE
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 21.2 mi, 136° SE · 11k acres
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 27.3 mi, 211° SW · 18k acres

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