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Oregon Illinois Map

Explore Oregon, 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 Oregon, Illinois

How to Use This Oregon, Illinois Map

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

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.

CityOregon
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyOgle County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.014751
Longitude-89.332328
Population3,604
Density722.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code61061
Area Code847, 224
County SeatOregon
School DistrictOregon Community Unit School District 220

About Oregon, Illinois

Oregon is a locality in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,604. The population density is 722.1 people per km². Oregon is located at 42.0148°N, 89.3323°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oregon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61061.

Oregon draws its character from the deep, limestone-carved path of the Rock River, which pulls the current of the landscape toward a slow, deliberate horizon. It lies 14.3 miles north-northeast of Dixon, IL (from Dixon, IL: bearing 32°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southwest of Byron. A vast, agrarian stillness defines the region, where the land stretches into broad, fertile plains that seem to inhale the sunlight, holding the warmth within the dark, rich soil of the Midwest. At 201 N 2Nd Street, the local space grounds the center of the grid, offering a quiet vantage point to watch the light shift over the water as the afternoon wanes. Though the distant silhouette of Coffman Bluff marks the edge of the sky, the immediate world remains intimate, defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the river against the banks and the way the shadows lengthen across the flat, open fields that define the reach of Oregon.

The legacy of the region persists in the heavy, enduring masonry of its foundations, echoing an era when timber and stone dictated the shape of progress. Commerce here has long been tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, as the agricultural cycle dictates the flow of trade and the quiet, persistent movement of goods through the corridors of the plains. Far beyond the reach of the distant, brackish tides, the economy remains rooted in the stability of the interior, where the proximity to Lost Lake provides a muted, reflective counterpoint to the more active stretches of the river. Life in Oregon maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the utilitarian grace of its brick-and-limestone architecture and the enduring weight of a history that values the tangible, honest labor of the land over the fleeting noise of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • American Legion Memorial (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 239° SW
  • 1100 Jefferson St (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 271° W
  • Mix Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 193° S
  • Lowden State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 005° N
  • Kyte River (Park) — 1.3 mi, 145° SE
  • Devil's Backbone Natural Heritage Landmark (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 189° S
  • Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 214° SW
  • Lowden-Miller State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 180° S
  • Castle Rock Scenic Outlook (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 217° SW
  • Commonwealth Edison Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 012° N
  • Schmig mem. (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 205° SW
  • Council Ring (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 203° SW
  • Replica Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 206° SW
  • He-Lo Wetland Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 006° N
  • White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.7 mi, 259° W
  • Middle Rock River Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 174° S
  • Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 023° NE
  • Youth Center (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 030° NE
  • Soldier's Monument (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 027° NE
  • The Next Picture Show (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 213° SW
  • F-105D Thunderchief (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 217° SW
  • The Dells (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 027° NE
  • Jerry Mathis Theater (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 225° SW
  • SVCC Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.2 mi, 225° SW
  • The McPherson (Arts Centre) — 20.8 mi, 035° NE
  • Kith and Kiln Art Collective (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 036° NE
  • 317 Art Collaborative (Arts Centre) — 21.6 mi, 035° NE
  • Turtle Mound (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 035° NE
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.8 mi, 264° W · 274k acres
  • Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.9 mi, 181° S · 13k acres

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About This Oregon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oregon, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.014751, -89.332328. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Oregon includes the ZIP code (61061), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Ogle County (Oregon), and school district assignment (Oregon Community Unit School District 220).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.