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Kings Illinois Map

Explore Kings, 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 Kings, Illinois

How to Use This Kings, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.003146
Longitude	-89.107023
Population	146
Density	368.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61943, 61068
Area Code	309, 847, 224
County Seat	Oregon
School District	Kings Consolidated School District 144

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About Kings, Illinois

Kings is a locality in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 368.4 people per km². Kings is located at 42.0031°N, 89.1070°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61943, 61068.

Kings emerges from the flat, open expanse of the Illinois prairie, a place defined by the long, low horizon where the sky meets the earth in a vast, uninterrupted line. It lies 18.5 miles south of Rockford, IL (from Rockford, IL: bearing 182°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-northwest of Rochelle. The landscape around Kings remains dominated by the quiet persistence of agriculture, characterized by deep, dark soil that holds the memory of ancient grasses and the steady, seasonal work of the plow. A mile away, the Kyte River carves a modest path through the fields, its waters moving with a deliberate, slow gravity that mirrors the pace of the surrounding countryside. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land shifts toward the subtle terrain of Kilbuck Bluffs County Forest Preserve, while the quiet waters of Hidden Valley Lake sit only three miles distant, reflecting the wide, unvarnished light of the Midwestern sun.

Kings retains the character of a rail-side settlement, built on the steady commerce of grain and the movement of goods that once tied the interior of the continent together. Life in Kings follows the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the color of the fields from the pale green of spring to the deep, rusted gold of autumn. The proximity to Powers Park offers a modest respite from the reach of the plow, providing a small, managed space where the local flora marks the passing of the year. History here is found not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy architecture of the grain elevators and the quiet endurance of those who work the land, recognizing that the strength of Kings lies in its rootedness to the soil and the honest, heavy silence of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kilbuck Creek (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 093° E
Skare Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 212° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 162° S
Drexler Park (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 164° S
Lyle Kunde Park (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 150° SE
Stillman's (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 334° NW
Kyte River (Park) — 9.8 mi, 264° W
Youth Center (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 316° NW
Lowden State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 280° W
Soldier's Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 319° NW
Lowden-Miller State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 259° W
Dolphin Boys (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 271° W
Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 312° NW
Middle Rock River Fee (Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 241° SW
Prairie Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 011° N
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 263° W
Council Ring (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 255° W
Schmig mem. (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 256° W
The Dells (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 342° N
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 359° N
The McPherson (Arts Centre) — 17.8 mi, 002° N
Tilt Studio (Theme Park) — 18.1 mi, 022° N
White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.2 mi, 268° W
Inscape Collective (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 004° N
Kith and Kiln Art Collective (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 003° N
Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 105° E
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 105° E
317 Art Collaborative (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 003° N
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 145° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.3 mi, 267° W · 274k acres

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