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Ridgefield Illinois Map

Explore Ridgefield, 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 Ridgefield, Illinois

How to Use This Ridgefield, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	42.268356
Longitude	-88.361476
Population	210
Density	155.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	60012
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Woodstock
School District	Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47

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About Ridgefield, Illinois

Ridgefield is a locality in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 155.0 people per km². Ridgefield is located at 42.2684°N, 88.3615°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60012.

Ridgefield occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Midwestern prairie, where the earth swells into subtle, glacial ridges that dictate the flow of the local geography. It lies 3.0 miles northwest of Crystal Lake, IL (from Crystal Lake, IL: bearing 309°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-northwest of Algonquin. Beneath an expansive sky, the terrain holds a steady, grounded stillness, marked by the presence of Lily Lake a short distance away and the winding path of the Kishwaukee River. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and cooling grasses, a dry, crisp clarity that sharpens the edges of the horizon as the sun begins its slow descent. To the west, the distant profile of Camelback Kame breaks the flatness, providing a solitary anchor to a vista that otherwise dissolves into the soft, muted colors of the plains. Residents often find their way to the Ridgefield Trace, a corridor of preserved earth that keeps the memory of the wilder, pre-settlement landscape intact against the encroaching geometry of modern life.

Ridgefield maintains an identity forged in the intersection of agricultural heritage and the patient, incremental growth of the regional economy. The rhythm of daily existence is measured not by the pulse of distant metropolises, but by the seasonal turning of the fields and the slow, deliberate movement of the local rail lines that once served as the lifeblood of the early settlement. While the bustle of the greater region exerts a gravitational pull, Ridgefield keeps a distinct, disciplined pace, favoring the quiet utility of its industrial roots and the steady maintenance of its residential lanes. Those who travel through the area may catch a glimpse of the Fox River Trail further out, a reminder of the interconnected veins of movement that lace through this part of the state. It is a place where the history of labor remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture, standing as a quiet record of the families who first broke this ground and the generations that have since worked to keep the land productive.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Geoscene wall (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 207° SW
Ridgefield Trace (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 180° S
Sunset Meadow Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 209° SW
Parker Fen (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 003° N
Lippold Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 180° S
Boger Bog (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 002° N
Lussky Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 208° SW
Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 101° E
Pleasant Valley 8 (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 249° W
South Street Railway Tunnel (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 306° NW
Woodstock Opera House (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 306° NW
Bill Murray Stepped Here (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 307° NW
Pleasant Valley 10 (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 249° W
Court House and Jail Arts Center (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 306° NW
Woodstock Mural and Sculpture Garden (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 307° NW
Dome Hill Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 5.8 mi, 155° SE
Morraine Hills State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 063° NE
Horse Barn (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 074° E
Trail Woods Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 6.6 mi, 177° S
Trails of Woods Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 6.9 mi, 181° S
McHenry Downtown Theater (Cinema) — 7.1 mi, 043° NE
Huntley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 205° SW
Helicopter (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 085° E
McHenry County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 256° W
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 338° N · 638 acres
Lost Valley Visitor Center (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 009° N
Powers-Walker Historical Homestead (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 012° N
Former Carpentersville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 162° S
Catlow Movie Theater (Cinema) — 13.9 mi, 124° SE
Chain O'Lakes State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 035° NE

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