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Oak Run Illinois Map

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Interactive Map of Oak Run, Illinois

City	Oak Run
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Knox County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.95988
Longitude	-90.130113
Population	721
Density	65.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61428
Area Code	815
County Seat	Galesburg
School District	Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

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About Oak Run, Illinois

Oak Run is a locality in Knox County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 721. The population density is 65.1 people per km². Oak Run is located at 40.9599°N, 90.1301°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61428.

Oak Run emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie, defined by the quiet persistence of Sugar Creek as it winds through the landscape. It lies 11.8 miles east of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-northeast of Knoxville. The water moves with a deliberate, muddy grace, carving a path that anchors the local terrain and provides a reflective surface for the wide, shifting Midwestern sky. Spoon Lake serves as the gravitational center of the area, its waters offering a stillness that contrasts with the seasonal rigor of the surrounding plains. On clear days, the silhouette of Hoxie Ridge remains a distant, jagged suggestion far to the horizon, reminding the observer of the vast, interior distance that separates this expanse from any salt-heavy coast.

Human life in Oak Run remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, shaped by the legacy of coal mining that once stirred the earth and left behind the reclaimed wildness of Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area. This preserved expanse, along with the adjacent Snakeden Hollow, offers a sanctuary where the flora of the plains reclaims the scars of industry, turning former extraction sites into an environment for waterfowl and tallgrass. The local economy persists with a steady, pragmatic focus, largely removed from the frantic pace of the urban grid, favoring a lifestyle centered on the maintenance of the land and the quiet stewardship of the regional watershed. In the amber light of a late autumn afternoon, Oak Run feels like a place where the primary labor is simply existing in harmony with the changing seasons, as the corn and soybean fields stretch toward the edges of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 028° NE
Victoria State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 007° N
Public Triangle (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 328° NW
Kiwanis Park (Local Park) — 10.6 mi, 263° W
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 261° W
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 265° W
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 266° W
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 263° W
Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 266° W
Lake Storey Park (Local Park) — 13.3 mi, 279° W
Maple Lane Country Club (Local Recreation) — 14.4 mi, 143° SE
Lorado Taft Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 145° SE
The Pioneers (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 146° SE
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 002° N
Bishop Hill Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 002° N
Midland Country Club (Local Recreation) — 17.8 mi, 025° NE
Rock Island (State Recreation Area) — 17.9 mi, 061° NE
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.2 mi, 281° W
Farmington Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 160° S
Ingersoll Centennial Chapel (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 210° SW
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 095° E
Wildlife Prairie Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.7 mi, 127° SE
The Great Sauk Trail (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 026° NE
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.1 mi, 026° NE
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 263° W
Jubliee College State Park (State Park) — 29.3 mi, 115° SE
Peoria Public Schools Stadium (Stadium) — 32.3 mi, 119° SE
Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 32.4 mi, 154° SE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.5 mi, 168° S · 13k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.0 mi, 338° N · 274k acres

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