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Kent Illinois Map

Explore Kent, 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 Kent, Illinois

How to Use This Kent, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.308628
Longitude	-89.902067
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61044
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Freeport

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About Kent, Illinois

Kent is a locality in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Kent is located at 42.3086°N, 89.9021°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61044.

Kent occupies a quiet expanse of Northern Illinois where the horizon stretches into a vast, unbroken geometry of cultivated earth and sky. It lies 14.4 miles west of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 273°T), and is situated 6.4 miles southwest of Lena. The landscape surrounding Kent is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the East Plum River, which winds through the terrain a mile away, carving a modest path through the soil. To the west, the distant elevation of Terrapin Ridge anchors the skyline, while the nearby Blackhawk Battlefield Park preserves a somber, silent topography that feels distinct from the surrounding agricultural grid. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the fields into a flat, bronze mirror that reflects the cooling air and the deepening, violet shadows cast by the long, low clouds.

Kent remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, its economy long sustained by the heavy, productive output of the surrounding grain fields and the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. While the bustle of larger transit hubs lies far beyond these quiet roads, the local character is shaped by a history of settlement that values resilience and the patient cultivation of the prairie. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of Lake Carroll or the deeper depressions like Skunk Hollow to find the subtle variations in a land that otherwise favors the straight line and the wide-open vista. Life in Kent moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the seasons dictate the day, leaving space for the wind to sweep unimpeded across the darkened stubble of the fields when the winter frost begins to settle.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blackhawk Battlefield Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 129° SE
Blackhawk War Monument (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 129° SE
Ward's Grove State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 291° W
Unnamed Property (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 128° SE
Stockton Community Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 278° W
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 042° NE
Lena Community Park District (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 040° NE
Golf Course (Park) — 6.4 mi, 033° NE
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 021° N
Apple River Canyon State Park (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 322° NW
Boat Rental (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 100° E
Krape Park Band Shell (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 100° E
Lee I. Binkley Council Ring (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 302° NW
Human Foosball (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 302° NW
Pioneer Potpourri (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 301° NW
Apple River Road Bridge (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 286° W
Soldiers' Monument (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 093° E
Deluna Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 093° E
Apple River Fort - Interpretive Center (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 272° W
High Point (Viewpoint) — 17.6 mi, 234° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.1 mi, 228° SW · 274k acres
Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 225° SW
Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 016° N
Savanna Train Car Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 221° SW
Browntown Oak Forest State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.5 mi, 020° N
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 246° SW · 3,776 acres
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 24.4 mi, 273° W
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 257° W
Living, Flowing, Ever Changing (Public Artwork) — 26.8 mi, 262° W
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 262° W

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