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Lily Lake Illinois Map

Explore Lily Lake, 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 Lily Lake, Illinois

How to Use This Lily Lake, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityLily Lake
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyKane County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.957294
Longitude-88.472012
Population1,032
Density146.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code60151
Area Code312, 773
County SeatGeneva
School DistrictCentral Community Unit School District 301

About Lily Lake, Illinois

Lily Lake is a locality in Kane County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,032. The population density is 146.7 people per km². Lily Lake is located at 41.9573°N, 88.4720°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lily Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60151.

Lily Lake sustains a quiet presence amidst the expansive, flat horizon of the Illinois prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself. It lies 4.2 miles west of Campton Hills, IL (from Campton Hills, IL: bearing 281°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-northwest of Saint Charles. The earth here carries the heavy, dark fertility of glacial till, organized into vast, geometric fields that shift color from the pale green of spring shoots to the deep, weathered gold of harvest. A soft, persistent wind carries the scent of turned soil, moving across the open expanse toward the tree-lined banks of Lily Lake Run. In the distance, the subtle rise of Johnsons Mound disrupts the otherwise level plane, providing a solitary focal point that draws the eye whenever the afternoon light slants low and long, casting shadows that stretch like charcoal strokes across the fields.

The rhythm of life in Lily Lake remains tethered to the slow cycles of the agricultural season, a legacy of the settlers who first broke this sod to cultivate the rich, black loam. While the economy has evolved beyond simple subsistence, the surrounding landscape retains a utilitarian elegance, defined by the steady transit of grain trucks and the seasonal work of the local farms. Residents often find their stillness along the Great Western Trail, a path that cuts a straight, purposeful line through the countryside, offering a quiet vantage point to observe the change of seasons. The proximity of the Elburn County Forest Preserve provides a sheltered contrast to the open fields, while the nearby waters of Spring Valley Lake offer a reflective surface for the shifting Midwestern clouds. Lily Lake operates with an understated resolve, favoring the quiet endurance of its geography over the clamor of more crowded places.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Poynor Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 089° E
  • Great Western Trail (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 197° S
  • Lily Lake Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 198° S
  • Meissner-Corron Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 057° NE
  • Andersen Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 113° SE
  • Russell Prairie (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 061° NE
  • Muirhead Acquisition Bowes Creek-Bowes-Creek Woods (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 022° N
  • Harley Woods (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 142° SE
  • Bowes Creek Woods Forest Preserve 3 (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 040° NE
  • Garfield Farm Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 132° SE
  • Burr Woods Marsh (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 108° E
  • Plato Park Depot Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 035° NE
  • Marquee Youth Stage (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 113° SE
  • Geneva Park District Solstice Monument (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 134° SE
  • Peck Farm (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 137° SE
  • Wind Emotions (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 110° E
  • Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 081° E
  • Playhouse 38 (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 118° SE
  • Kane County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 123° SE
  • Dunham Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.3 mi, 092° E
  • Young Rembrandts (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 059° NE
  • Side Street Studios (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 061° NE
  • Les Arends County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.8 mi, 139° SE
  • Farm Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.3 mi, 062° NE
  • Lords Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.3 mi, 062° NE
  • Monza Wall (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Steffan's Straight (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Doane's Corner (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 037° NE
  • Silver Springs (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 187° S
  • Midewin Other (National Forest) — 41.3 mi, 162° S · 18k acres

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About This Lily Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lily Lake, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.957294, -88.472012. 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 Lily Lake includes the ZIP code (60151), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of Kane County (Geneva), and school district assignment (Central Community Unit School District 301).

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.