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Kingston Illinois Map

Explore Kingston, 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 Kingston, Illinois

How to Use This Kingston, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityKingston
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyDeKalb County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.099748
Longitude-88.758982
Population1,108
Density434.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes62347, 60145
Area Code312, 773
County SeatSycamore
School DistrictGenoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424

About Kingston, Illinois

Kingston is a locality in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,108. The population density is 434.8 people per km². Kingston is located at 42.0997°N, 88.7590°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kingston is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62347, 60145.

Kingston anchors itself upon the quiet, expansive plains of the Midwest, where the South Branch Kishwaukee River carves a slow, deliberate path through the fertile soil. It lies 8.5 miles north-northwest of Sycamore, IL (from Sycamore, IL: bearing 334°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west of Genoa. The horizon here is defined by an immense, open sky that shifts from pale gold to deep violet, casting long, lean shadows over the flat fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of the Devils Backbone. Beyond the cultivated rows of corn and soy, the timbered acreage of the Russell Forest Preserve offers a dense, shaded contrast to the sun-drenched flatness of the surrounding prairie. In the stillness of an autumn evening, the air holds a crisp, earthen scent, and the light settles with a heavy, golden clarity that makes every fence line and silo appear sharpened against the deepening gray of the dusk.

Kingston traces its origins to the industrious settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of this resilient landscape, building a life centered on the rhythm of the harvest and the steady turn of the seasons. The local economy remains deeply tied to the productivity of the earth, a legacy that informs the modest, deliberate pace of daily life where neighbors know the value of a well-tended acre. While the quietude of the plains dominates the character of the region, the proximity to the Russell Forest Preserve provides a necessary wildness, reminding those who live here of the natural cycles that persist outside the grid of modern industry. Life in Kingston moves with the measured persistence of the South Branch Kishwaukee River, reflecting a durable, grounded sensibility that favors the practical beauty of a working landscape over the fleeting distractions of more crowded places.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Russell Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 102° E
  • Colvin Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 344° N
  • Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 092° E
  • Walter Becker Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 135° SE
  • Knute Olson Jr. forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 119° SE
  • First School House Hooser's Grove 1845 (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 005° N
  • Marsh Observatory (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 193° S
  • Chief Black Partridge Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 148° SE
  • Civil War Monument (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 154° SE
  • Crow's Foot State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 016° N
  • Sycamore Golf Course & Golf Club House (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 151° SE
  • Denny's Corn Crib (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 327° NW
  • Coon Creek 1 (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 016° N
  • Belvidere High School PAC (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 340° N
  • Boutell Memorial Concert Hall (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 180° S
  • Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 181° S
  • February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 182° S
  • The Elephant (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 181° S
  • Golf Course (Park) — 11.7 mi, 196° S
  • Donley Auctions (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 056° NE
  • McHenry County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 050° NE
  • Tilt Studio (Theme Park) — 14.9 mi, 313° NW
  • Cody's Farm and Orchard (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 038° NE
  • Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 345° N
  • Pleasant Valley 13 (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 055° NE
  • All Seasons Apple Orchard (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 053° NE
  • Clark Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.9 mi, 311° NW
  • Inflatables (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 053° NE
  • Rock Cut State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 330° NW
  • Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.7 mi, 037° NE · 638 acres

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About This Kingston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingston, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.099748, -88.758982. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kingston includes the ZIP code (62347, 60145), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of DeKalb County (Sycamore), and school district assignment (Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.