Explore Maple Park, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Maple Park, 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 Maple Park.
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 | Maple Park |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Kane County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.917732 |
| Longitude | -88.614294 |
| Population | 1,433 |
| Density | 256.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 60151 |
| Area Code | 312, 773 |
| County Seat | Geneva |
| School District | Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 |
Maple Park stretches across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 7.2 miles southeast of Sycamore, IL (from Sycamore, IL: bearing 141°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of DeKalb. The landscape surrounding Maple Park is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of Midwestern agriculture, where dark, fertile soil yields to the seasonal cycle of corn and soybean fields. Two miles to the east, the East Branch Big Rock Creek carves a thin, meandering line through the terrain, its banks offering a quiet sanctuary from the open fields. Nine miles away, the silhouette of Johnsons Mound rises as a solitary, modest interruption to the otherwise level prairie, while the Elburn County Forest Preserve provides a dense, wooded reprieve six miles from the center. During the golden hour, the light flattens against the plains, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the vast, unadorned scale of the Illinois landscape.
Maple Park maintains a character forged by the intersection of rail transit and the persistent industry of the plains. Originally developed to serve the logistical needs of the railroad, Maple Park retains an economy deeply connected to the regional movement of grain and the enduring legacy of farming families. South Park provides a modest, green center for local gatherings, serving as a social anchor for those who live amidst the sprawling fields. Life here moves in accordance with the demands of the harvest and the distant, familiar hum of the trains that pass through the grid. The atmosphere is one of quiet, industrious clarity, where the history of the settlement remains visible in the sturdy, brick-and-limestone structures that stand against the wind, reflecting a life built on patience and the steady cultivation of the land.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maple Park, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.917732, -88.614294. 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 Maple Park includes the ZIP code (60151), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of Kane County (Geneva), and school district assignment (Kaneland Community Unit School District 302).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |