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Kempton Illinois Map

Explore Kempton, 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 Kempton, Illinois

How to Use This Kempton, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.935589
Longitude	-88.237273
Population	176
Density	411.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60946
Area Code	630, 331
County Seat	Paxton
School District	Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J

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About Kempton, Illinois

Kempton is a locality in Ford County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 176. The population density is 411.8 people per km². Kempton is located at 40.9356°N, 88.2373°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kempton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60946.

Kempton anchors a vast, level expanse of Illinois where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, defined primarily by the seasonal cycle of corn and soybean fields. It lies 20.8 miles east of Pontiac, IL (from Pontiac, IL: bearing 79°T), and is situated 14.7 miles southeast of Dwight. The earth here is dark and deep, a rich soil that dictates the rhythm of the days and the geometry of the landscape, occasionally broken by the quiet passage of Broughton Creek just two miles away. At Don Gardner's Prairie Restoration, the native grasses reclaim their ancestral ground, swaying in the persistent prairie winds that sweep across the flat plains with a steady, cooling force. Far to the south, the faint, hazy outline of Sand Ridge (historic) serves as a reminder of the shifting geological history of this inland region, while the afternoon light catches the golden stalks of harvest, casting long, lean shadows across the gravel roads that bisect the fields.

Kempton maintains an economy deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the labor of the seasons mirrors the deliberate, quiet pace of life in the village. The local identity remains tied to the legacy of those who first broke this sod, constructing a life around the iron rails and the steady yield of the earth. While Dwight Lions Lake lies fifteen miles distant, the life of the village remains centered on the immediate, tangible reality of the farmstead and the local grain elevator, which stands as a functional monument to the agricultural vitality of the region. There is a particular clarity to the air here, especially as the sun dips below the flat horizon, illuminating the water towers and silos that define the skyline of Kempton with an honest, utilitarian grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Don Gardner's Prairie Restoration (Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 167° S
Milk's Grove State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 092° E
Caps Recreation Center (Local Park) — 12.4 mi, 195° S
Standard Oil Gas Station (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 287° W
Dwight Country Club (Local Recreation) — 15.9 mi, 310° NW
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 001° N
Route 66 Diners (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 349° N
Gardner Jail (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 349° N
Park in Grundy County (Local Park) — 20.6 mi, 317° NW
Livingston County War Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 260° W
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 260° W
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 259° W
Ladd School Subway (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 260° W
Kankakee County Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 057° NE
Kankakee Sands Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.8 mi, 008° N
Braidwood Area Historical Society (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 003° N
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 057° NE
Flag Memorial (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 057° NE
Pottawatomi Campground Memorial (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 057° NE
Hitts Siding Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.4 mi, 008° N
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 27.6 mi, 011° N · 18k acres
Morris Guild Theater Playhouse (Theatre) — 30.8 mi, 341° N
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 31.0 mi, 360° N
Reuben G. Soderstrom (Public Artwork) — 33.7 mi, 293° NW
Engle Lane Theater (Theatre) — 34.4 mi, 291° W
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.6 mi, 082° E · 132 acres
Arrowsmith Battle Ground (Registered Battlefield) — 39.2 mi, 208° SW
Matthiessen State Park (State Park) — 46.1 mi, 299° NW
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 57.1 mi, 046° NE · 11k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.1 mi, 280° W · 13k acres

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