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Kirkwood Illinois Map

Explore Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood, Illinois

How to Use This Kirkwood, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.865872
Longitude	-90.74847
Population	678
Density	278.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61447
Area Code	815
County Seat	Monmouth
School District	United Community School District 304

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About Kirkwood, Illinois

Kirkwood is a locality in Warren County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 678. The population density is 278.8 people per km². Kirkwood is located at 40.8659°N, 90.7485°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kirkwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61447.

Kirkwood sits amidst a vast, level expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth, stretching wide over fields of corn and soybeans that shift from emerald to amber with the turning year. It lies 20.5 miles west-southwest of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 254°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-southwest of Monmouth. The horizon remains unbroken by any jagged ascent, save for the subtle, distant rise of Gittings Mound, which marks the edge of the observer’s view like a faint smudge of ink. Moisture gathers in the low-lying pockets of the soil, feeding the path of Old Tom Creek as it snakes through the rural quiet just a mile away, while the waters of Youngs Lake hold the stillness of the afternoon air two miles from the center. Light here possesses a particular clarity at dusk, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the horizon, emphasizing the immense, flat geometry of the Illinois prairie.

Kirkwood draws its character from the steady, rhythmic labor of the land, an economy rooted in the dark, fertile soil that has defined the region since the arrival of the rail lines. The local pace is measured by the harvest and the seasonal cycles of planting, a life lived in accordance with the demands of the climate rather than the frantic tempo of distant metropolitan centers. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape opens toward the wooded areas of Big River State Forest or the quiet expanse of Citizen's Lake, offering relief from the relentless productivity of the surrounding crops. People here maintain a quiet connection to the geography of the plains, finding purpose in the maintenance of the grain elevators and the preservation of the small-scale commerce that keeps Kirkwood functioning amidst the vast, silent sea of agriculture.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Citizen's Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 060° NE
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 056° NE
South Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 066° NE
Old Canon (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 058° NE
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 188° S
Monmouth Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 056° NE
Cedar Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 064° NE
Big River State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 317° NW
Delabar State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 305° NW
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 304° NW
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 289° W
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 198° S
Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 13.8 mi, 275° W
Eisenmayer Sand Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark (Nature Reserve) — 15.0 mi, 245° SW
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 272° W
Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 259° W
Garrett-Phelps House Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 259° W
Fire Bell (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 258° W
Snake Alley (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 259° W
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 329° NW · 24k acres
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 076° E
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 074° E
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 075° E
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 077° E
Little Theater (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 261° W
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 261° W
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 115° SE
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 27.0 mi, 184° S
Geode State Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 267° W
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.9 mi, 019° N · 274k acres

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