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Kangley Illinois Map

Explore Kangley, 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 Kangley, Illinois

How to Use This Kangley, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.145867
Longitude	-88.873687
Population	235
Density	347.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61364
Area Code	815
County Seat	Ottawa
School District	Streator Elementary School District 44

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About Kangley, Illinois

Kangley is a locality in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 235. The population density is 347.6 people per km². Kangley is located at 41.1459°N, 88.8737°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kangley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61364.

Kangley occupies a quiet expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels vast enough to hold the weight of the coming seasons. It lies 2.6 miles northwest of Streator, IL (from Streator, IL: bearing 311°T), and is situated 13.9 miles south of Ottawa. The land is defined by a low, steady fertility, characterized by the dark, heavy soil that has long dictated the rhythm of life in this inland region. A mile from the center, the Vermilion River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with the steady, unmoving growth of native trees, while the nearby grounds of Spring Lake Park offer a quiet space to observe the slow transition of light across the fields. At dusk, the air cools with a sudden, sharp clarity, turning the distant silhouettes of trees into fine, dark ink against a darkening violet sky.

Kangley emerged from the industrial ambitions of the coal era, carrying the echoes of a period when the earth beneath the feet of its residents was the primary engine of local enterprise. While the heavy machinery of the past has long since gone quiet, the legacy of that labor remains present in the modest, sturdy architecture of the streets. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape holds the memory of ancient shifts, with the distant silhouette of the Sand Ridge (historic) providing a faint, permanent reminder of the region’s deeper geology. Life here follows the deliberate pace of the agricultural calendar, a cycle of planting and harvest that mirrors the persistence of the people who have remained on this land. Even when the winds carry the scent of rain from across the plains, the character of Kangley remains anchored in the resilience of its quiet, grounded existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spring Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 146° SE
Otter Creek (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 064° NE
Pluto Monument (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 087° E
Marilla Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 083° E
Reuben G. Soderstrom (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 126° SE
Engle Lane Theater (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 159° S
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 127° SE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 122° SE
Bodznick Park (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 125° SE
Sandy Ford State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 347° N
Southside Athletic Park (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 130° SE
Twin Creeks Golf Course (Park) — 6.6 mi, 142° SE
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 315° NW
Starved Rock State Park (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 343° N
Illinois Canyon (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 343° N
Buffalo Rock State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 348° N
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 333° NW
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 333° NW
Remembering the Radium Girls (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 006° N
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.7 mi, 324° NW
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 19.6 mi, 318° NW
Standard Oil Gas Station (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 119° SE
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 146° SE
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 145° SE
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 145° SE
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 145° SE
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 334° NW
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.3 mi, 261° W · 13k acres
Grundy County Historical Society (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 058° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 37.2 mi, 064° NE · 18k acres

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