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Kinderhook Illinois Map

Explore Kinderhook, 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 Kinderhook, Illinois

How to Use This Kinderhook, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	39.702269
Longitude	-91.153196
Population	189
Density	90.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62345
Area Code	217
County Seat	Pittsfield
School District	Western Community Unit School District 12

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About Kinderhook, Illinois

Kinderhook is a locality in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 189. The population density is 90.3 people per km². Kinderhook is located at 39.7023°N, 91.1532°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kinderhook is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62345.

Kinderhook emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Illinois prairie as a quiet congregation of structures defined by the persistent flow of Hadley Creek. It lies 21.1 miles southeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 140°T), and is situated 10.9 miles east of Hannibal. The terrain here is shaped by a subtle, tectonic patience, where the land tilts toward the nearby Grubb Hollow, creating a drainage basin that dictates the rhythm of the seasonal rains. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of Long Ridge, a faint blue line against the sky that serves as a permanent, immovable compass for those who dwell in the flats. The light at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the fields of corn and soybeans into a patchwork of deep ochre and emerald, while the cool, damp air near the Hadley Creek PCON carries the scent of turned earth and wild grasses, grounding the landscape in a sensory reality that feels entirely untethered from the distant, oceanic world.

Kinderhook maintains a stoic connection to the agricultural cycles that have long governed its existence, acting as a small, vital node in the regional economy of grain and soil. The settlement retains a character forged by the demanding labor of the surrounding plains, where the daily pace is dictated by the sun and the unpredictable temperament of the seasons. Residents occasionally venture four miles toward the modest, still waters of Burr Oak Pond, a quiet deviation from the linearity of the local grid. Life in Kinderhook remains largely defined by this intimate scale, where the persistence of the local economy—rooted deeply in the bounty of the fields—and the modest, enduring brick architecture of the center reflect a history of endurance. The atmosphere is one of deliberate stillness, a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, steady transformation of the horizon from winter frost to harvest gold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hadley Creek (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 090° E
Grubb Hollow Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 147° SE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 226° SW
Anderson (Edward) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 208° SW
Cincinnati Landing Site (Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 189° S
Drift Island (Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 185° S
Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 9.3 mi, 192° S
New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 092° E
Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 274° W
Art Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 274° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 274° W
William Henry Hatch (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 272° W
Riverview Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 277° W
Bay Island Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.4 mi, 281° W
Siloam Springs State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 041° NE
Bridge Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 16.9 mi, 044° NE
Karl's Movies (Cinema) — 18.4 mi, 162° S
John Stoeckley's Reflections of Missouri Gallery (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 163° S
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 155° SE · 10k acres
Soulard Access (State Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 309° NW
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 320° NW
History Museum on the Square (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 319° NW
Dr. J.W. Well Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 21.5 mi, 290° W
All Wars Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 323° NW
Naples Mound 8 (Historic Ruins) — 26.8 mi, 091° E
Wakonda State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 318° NW
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 070° E · 7,396 acres
Indian Creek (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 248° W
Vandalia Historical Center (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 213° SW
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 327° NW

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