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Oakwood Illinois Map

Explore Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, Illinois

How to Use This Oakwood, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.116147
Longitude	-87.778359
Population	1,325
Density	551.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61858
Area Code	309
County Seat	Danville
School District	Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

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About Oakwood, Illinois

Oakwood is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,325. The population density is 551.3 people per km². Oakwood is located at 40.1161°N, 87.7784°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61858.

Oakwood emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like a quiet gathering of frame houses and brick facades, anchored firmly to the fertile soil. It lies 7.9 miles west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 266°T), and is situated 9.0 miles northwest of Westville. The landscape surrounding Oakwood is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition of agricultural fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Devils Backbone, a reminder of the geological theater beyond the immediate plains. Two miles to the east, the Salt Fork carves a deliberate path through the earth, its water reflecting the pale, shifting light of the Midwestern sky, while the quiet surface of Missionfield Pond sits nearby, mirroring the clouds in a stillness that feels heavy with the passage of the seasons. To the west, the subtle depression of Thompson Hollow offers a slight break in the topography, where the air cools and the shadows lengthen with an understated grace as the day reaches its end.

The Kickapoo Rail Trail serves as the primary artery for movement here, tracing the old industrial pathways that once fueled the growth of the region and now offer a corridor for those looking to witness the turning of the leaves or the first green shoots of spring. Historically, the economy of Oakwood has been tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a reliance on the land that dictates the steady, unpretentious pace of daily life. While the University of Illinois Research Forest stands nineteen miles away as a distant partner in the pursuit of knowledge, the local character remains grounded in the practicalities of the harvest and the maintenance of the Midwestern grid. Here, the passage of time is measured not in grand gestures but in the hum of traffic along the roads and the way the evening sun catches the dust motes above the fields, turning the mundane labor of the day into something quiet and enduring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kickapoo Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.0 mi, 180° S
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 104° E
Salt Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 135° SE
Middle Fork Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 2.5 mi, 041° NE
Peck's Point (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 046° NE
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 011° N
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 021° N
Tilton Atv Park (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 093° E
Ellsworth Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 086° E
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.1 mi, 014° N
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 077° E
Vermilion River - Wabash Drainage (Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 088° E
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 084° E
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 083° E
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 083° E
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 8.9 mi, 064° NE
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 125° SE
Everyday Heroes (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 054° NE
Homer Lake Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 251° W
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 253° W
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 126° SE
Trail of Death marker (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 072° E
Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 151° SE
The Gilbert Gallery (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 270° W
Cinema Gallery (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 270° W
Carl R. Woese Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 268° W
Giertz Gallery (Gallery) — 27.1 mi, 273° W
Parkland Theatre (Theatre) — 27.1 mi, 272° W
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 33.1 mi, 119° SE
"140 Steps" (Attraction) — 34.1 mi, 117° SE

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