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Nora Illinois Map

Explore Nora, 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 Nora, Illinois

How to Use This Nora, Illinois Map

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

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	Nora
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Jo Daviess County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.455842
Longitude	-89.945401
Population	107
Density	49.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61059
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Galena
School District	Warren Community Unit School District 205

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About Nora, Illinois

Nora is a locality in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 107. The population density is 49.8 people per km². Nora is located at 42.4558°N, 89.9454°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nora is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61059.

Nora emerges from the Illinois landscape as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vast, open horizon of the Midwestern plains. It lies 19.9 miles west-northwest of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 304°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northwest of Lena. The land surrounding Nora is defined by the steady, patient flow of the South Fork Apple River, which meanders through the terrain just a mile away, carving subtle shifts into the earth. To the west, the distant rise of Pea Ridge breaks the flat line of the sky, offering a faint, jagged silhouette against the amber glow of late afternoon. Within the immediate footprint of the village, Nora Park provides a small, green anchor where the wind sweeps across the grasses, carrying the scent of damp soil and the seasonal transition of the crops that stretch toward the edges of the horizon.

Economic life in Nora remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the legacy of agricultural industry that has long sustained the families residing here. Beyond the village limits, the landscape shifts toward the recreational quiet of Lake Le-Aqua-Na, a short distance away for those seeking the stillness of water, or toward the Pine Ridge Nature Trail for a walk through the timber. The pace of daily existence is measured by the changing colors of the fields and the reliable passage of the seasons, rather than the frenetic energy of larger hubs. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the local architecture and the persistent, unpretentious labor that keeps the community functioning as it has for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nora Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 025° NE
Warren Fairground (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 326° NW
Meridian Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 316° NW
Apple River Canyon State Park (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 263° W
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 115° SE
Golf Course (Park) — 7.3 mi, 129° SE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 132° SE
Ward's Grove State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 184° S
Human Foosball (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 251° W
Lee I. Binkley Council Ring (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 250° W
Pioneer Potpourri (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 251° W
Indian Dancing / Tap Out Arena (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 250° W
Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 041° NE
Blackhawk War Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 164° S
Roberts Road Bridge (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 285° W
Devil's Tea Table (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 043° NE
Fort Hamilton (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 358° N
Browntown Oak Forest State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.0 mi, 045° NE
Apple River Fort - Interpretive Center (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 236° SW
Deluna Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 123° SE
Yellowstone Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.2 mi, 356° N
Yellowstone Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 358° N
Thunder Bay Falls (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 260° W
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 23.9 mi, 248° W
Presidential Pets and China (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 263° W
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.7 mi, 208° SW · 274k acres
Outside the Lines (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 264° W
Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 25.3 mi, 205° SW
Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 255° W
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 26.1 mi, 223° SW · 3,776 acres

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