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Osco Illinois Map

Explore Osco, 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 Osco, Illinois

How to Use This Osco, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.347813
Longitude	-90.280401
Population	108
Density	223.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	61274
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Cambridge
School District	Orion Community Unit School District 223

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About Osco, Illinois

Osco is a locality in Henry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 108. The population density is 223.0 people per km². Osco is located at 41.3478°N, 90.2804°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61274.

Osco anchors itself upon the flat, expansive reach of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a pale, expansive sky. It lies 13.6 miles southeast of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 141°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southwest of Geneseo. West Mineral Creek cuts a shallow, meandering path through the earth just a mile away, its banks marked by the muted browns and deep greens of seasonal grasses that bend under the persistent, dry wind. To the north, the terrain remains unyieldingly level, occasionally punctuated by the distant, quiet silhouette of Indian Hill rising fourteen miles off in the haze. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, heavy quality, turning the grain silos into stark, charcoal geometries that seem to hold the fading heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the stalks.

Osco exists as a quiet testament to the slow, methodical labor of the agricultural midwest, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the planting and the harvest. The local economy persists in the steady hum of machinery and the seasonal commerce of grain, reflecting a history rooted in the patient cultivation of the deep, black soil. Residents find respite at Lake Park, a four-mile trip that offers a necessary stillness, or they look toward the waters of Swint Lake five miles distant, which mirror the shifting clouds in a wide, glassy expanse. Life in Osco moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, defined by the intersection of gravel roads and the enduring, silent presence of the fields that surround every porch and window.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 187° S
Love Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 272° W
Orion Sportsman Club (Park) — 5.1 mi, 258° W
Roy Reppert Prairie (Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 164° S
Henry County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 119° SE
Valley View Club (Park) — 5.9 mi, 127° SE
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 001° N
Oakwood Country Club (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 313° NW
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 042° NE
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 044° NE
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 141° SE
Campbell's Island State Memorial (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 328° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 327° NW · 274k acres
Deere Cross (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 315° NW
"bling" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 316° NW
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 319° NW
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 349° N
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 339° N
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 349° N
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 308° NW
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 349° N
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 311° NW
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 095° E
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 20.7 mi, 307° NW
Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.4 mi, 203° SW
Galesburg Civic Arts Center (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 189° S
James B. Stockdale Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 186° S
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 002° N
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 002° N
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 245° SW · 24k acres

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