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Morrison Illinois Map

Explore Morrison, 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 Morrison, Illinois

How to Use This Morrison, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.809751
Longitude	-89.965119
Population	4,085
Density	626.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61270
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Morrison
School District	Morrison Community Unit School District 6

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About Morrison, Illinois

Morrison is a locality in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,085. The population density is 626.4 people per km². Morrison is located at 41.8098°N, 89.9651°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Morrison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61270.

Morrison emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like a steady pulse in the quietude of the Midwest. It lies 13.9 miles west of Sterling, IL (from Sterling, IL: bearing 276°T), and is situated 11.8 miles east-southeast of Clinton. The land here is defined by the patient geometry of corn and soybean fields that stretch until the sky seems to press against the dark, fertile soil. Only a mile away, the waters of Rock Creek carve a subtle, winding path through the vegetation, offering a cool relief to the humid afternoons that settle over the valley. At the center of the local landscape, Veteran'S Park & Memorial provides a modest, groomed clearing where the light catches the bronze markers, casting long, sharp shadows across the grass as the sun descends toward the distant, unseen silhouette of Thunderbolt Hill.

Agriculture has long been the primary rhythm of life in Morrison, shaping the workdays and the seasonal migrations of heavy machinery across the surrounding plains. The local economy remains tethered to this agrarian legacy, though the brick storefronts and quiet residential streets reflect a durability born of generations who have weathered the extremes of the continental climate. Residents often look toward the wider world, perhaps recalling that the vast expanse of Lake Erie lies only a short distance away, yet the pace of daily existence remains governed by the local clock and the steady labor of the fields. For those seeking the solitude of the woods, the Wa-bo-kie-shier Nature Trail offers a path into the deeper, shaded reaches of the region, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and the quiet persistence of the midwestern wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Norrish Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 334° NW
French Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 160° S
Morrison Sport Complex (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 095° E
Lyndon Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 148° SE
Crow Valley Campground (Park) — 9.5 mi, 112° E
Wabokieshiek, White Cloud the Prophet (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 170° S
Prophetstown State Park Indian Village (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 170° S
Prophetstown State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 169° S
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 308° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.2 mi, 305° NW · 274k acres
Heritage Canyon (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 294° NW
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 283° W
Elijah Buell Memorial (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 292° W
Westwood Fitness & Sports Center (Local Recreation) — 11.7 mi, 091° E
Springs Slough (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 110° E
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 113° SE
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 262° W
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 264° W
Tampico Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 143° SE
President Ronald Reagan as a boy (Public Artwork) — 15.5 mi, 143° SE
Sinnissippi_Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 093° E
SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.0 mi, 088° E
Point Rock (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 357° N
Savanna Train Car Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 333° NW
Havencrest Castle (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 334° NW
Indian Head Rock (Viewpoint) — 23.6 mi, 335° NW
Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 336° NW
F-105D Thunderchief (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 084° E
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 30.2 mi, 071° E
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.7 mi, 326° NW · 3,776 acres

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