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Ophiem Illinois Map

Explore Ophiem, 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 Ophiem, Illinois

How to Use This Ophiem, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.252536
Longitude	-90.387627
Population	123
Density	40.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	61468, 61262
Area Code	815, 847, 224
County Seat	Cambridge
School District	Alwood Community Unit School District 225

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About Ophiem, Illinois

Ophiem is a locality in Henry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 40.2 people per km². Ophiem is located at 41.2525°N, 90.3876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61468, 61262.

Ophiem anchors itself firmly within the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches into an unrelenting line of sky and dark, fertile earth. It lies 17.4 miles south of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 170°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-southeast of Moline. Mud Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the surrounding fields, its banks often thick with seasonal brush that catches the low, golden light of late afternoon. To the north, the land rises subtly toward the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob, while the quiet waters of Karl Lake remain a solitary presence seven miles removed from the village center. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of the grain elevators and the skeletal silhouettes of trees during the long, gray winters, grounding Ophiem in a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate work of the seasons.

Ophiem emerged from the steady expansion of Midwestern agriculture, a place built upon the labor of those who turned the deep, heavy soil into productive grids of corn and soybeans. The local economy remains tethered to this agricultural rhythm, with the mechanical hum of machinery marking the passage of time more reliably than any clock. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos, the Cresent Lake Club offers a preserved space of quietude, providing a rare reprieve of managed wilderness just four miles from the village edge. Life in Ophiem moves with a gravity that feels both ancient and utilitarian, a testament to the endurance of people who have long recognized that their prosperity is written into the chemistry of the dirt and the unpredictable temper of the prairie winds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cresent Lake Club (Park) — 3.6 mi, 167° S
Orion Sportsman Club (Park) — 5.5 mi, 005° N
Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 060° NE
Love Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 011° N
Niabi Zoo Forest Preserve (Local Recreation) — 12.9 mi, 350° N
Oakwood Country Club (Local Recreation) — 12.9 mi, 353° N
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 106° E
Public Triangle (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 146° SE
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 360° N
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.4 mi, 195° S
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 041° NE
Deere Cross (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 343° N
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 042° NE
"bling" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 343° N
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 334° NW
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 346° N
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.8 mi, 352° N · 274k acres
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 337° NW
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 177° S
CB&Q Engine 3006 (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 177° S
Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 136° SE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.8 mi, 359° N
Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 177° S
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 21.9 mi, 330° NW
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 174° S
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 22.6 mi, 359° N
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.5 mi, 080° E
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 211° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.5 mi, 251° W · 24k acres
Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 112° E

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