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Norwood Illinois Map

Explore Norwood, 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 Norwood, Illinois

How to Use This Norwood, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.707809
Longitude	-89.699548
Population	437
Density	549.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61412, 61604
Area Code	815
County Seat	Peoria
School District	Limestone Community High School District 310

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About Norwood, Illinois

Norwood is a locality in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 437. The population density is 549.6 people per km². Norwood is located at 40.7078°N, 89.6995°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61412, 61604.

Norwood emerges from the expansive flatlands of the Midwest as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the steady, unadorned character of the prairie. It lies 5.8 miles west of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 278°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-northwest of East Peoria. The horizon stretches wide, broken only by the silhouettes of grain silos and the occasional stand of hardwood trees that mark the path of East Branch Lamarsh Creek as it winds a mile away. To the south, the landscape dips into the gentle, shadowed depression of Crow Hollow, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Hoxie Ridge anchors the far western view. Within the immediate footprint of the land, Norwood Park provides an open expanse of green where the cooling evening air settles, carrying the scent of damp soil and the dry, golden stalks of nearby fields. Small Timber Lake sits just a mile from the center, its surface a mirror for the shifting clouds that dominate this inland expanse, reflecting a light that seems to hold a particular, lingering clarity at dusk.

History in Norwood is measured in the slow, deliberate work of the soil and the legacy of families who have turned the dark, fertile earth for generations. The local economy remains tethered to this agricultural rhythm, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life and the movement of heavy machinery along the grid of rural roads. While the industrial centers of the region hum with a more frantic energy, Norwood maintains a measured existence, where the storefronts and quiet streets reflect a persistent, understated endurance. Neighbors recognize each other by the steady hum of a truck engine or the specific pattern of light in a kitchen window, a social fabric woven from the shared experience of surviving the biting winters and the humid, heavy summers. Life here is defined by the absence of pretense, a place where the stillness of a Sunday morning is as much a part of the local identity as the seasonal labor that keeps the community anchored to its foundations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kickapoo Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 284° W
Norwood Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 168° S
Hazel and Bill Rutherford's Wildlife Prairie Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 315° NW
Vicary Bottoms Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 074° E
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.8 mi, 313° NW
Weaver Ridge Golf Club (Park) — 2.9 mi, 034° NE
Madison Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 110° E
Charter Oak Park - South (Local Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 010° N
Newman Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 087° E
Studios on Sheridan (Gallery) — 5.0 mi, 097° E
Arts Partners (Gallery) — 5.0 mi, 096° E
Statue of Lion (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 016° N
Fallen Officer Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 105° E
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 100° E
Jubliee College State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 042° NE
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 103° E
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 101° E
Giant Screen Theater (Cinema) — 5.9 mi, 103° E
Dome Planetarium (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 102° E
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 6.1 mi, 072° E
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 086° E
Pekin Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 147° SE
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 105° E
Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 111° E
Eastlight Theatre (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 109° E
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 100° E
Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 055° NE
Sundance (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 160° S
Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 10.9 mi, 158° S
AMC Classic Sunnyland 10 (Cinema) — 11.5 mi, 096° E

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