Rock Island Arsenal Illinois Map
Explore Rock Island Arsenal, 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 Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois
How to Use This Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rock Island Arsenal, 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 Rock Island Arsenal.
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 | Rock Island Arsenal |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Rock Island County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.5169 |
| Longitude | -90.5409 |
| Population | 182 |
| Density | 44.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 61201 |
| Area Code | 847, 224 |
| County Seat | Rock Island |
| School District | Rock Island-Milan School District 41 |
About Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois
Rock Island Arsenal is a locality in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 182. The population density is 44.7 people per km². Rock Island Arsenal is located at 41.5169°N, 90.5409°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61201.Rock Island Arsenal commands the confluence of land and water, stretching across an island forged by the relentless currents of the Mississippi River. It lies 1.5 miles west-northwest of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 298°T), and is situated 2.0 miles east-southeast of Davenport. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the damp exhale of the riverbank, where the flat, expansive horizon of the Midwest meets the industrious geometry of limestone buildings and ironworks. Sunlight at dusk catches the sharp angles of the architecture, casting long, somber shadows across the grounds that feel miles removed from the frantic pace of the modern world. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain shifts into the quiet, terrestrial stillness of the interior, where the distant silhouette of the Army Ridge Bluffs marks the edge of the sky.
History permeates the soil of Rock Island Arsenal, a site that has anchored the regional economy through generations of manufacturing and defense logistics. The presence of the Mississippi River - Moline provides a verdant buffer against the industrial intensity, offering a sliver of wilderness where the local flora thrives undisturbed by the machinery of the garrison. Life here moves in synchronization with the clockwork of production and the seasonal shifts of the plains, far from the influence of any salt-heavy breeze or maritime climate. On weekends, the nearby Riverfront Trail offers a path for those seeking to observe the quiet transition of the water, a solitary pursuit that finds its own rhythm three miles from the stillness of Lake Potter.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 023° NE
- Mississippi River - Moline (Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 146° SE
- Camp McClellan (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 355° N
- Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 186° S
- Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 204° SW
- The Oculus (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 083° E
- Duck Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 017° N
- Dillon Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 277° W
- Irish Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 279° W
- Octagon Pistols (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 279° W
- Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 3.2 mi, 282° W
- Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 184° S
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.2 mi, 075° E · 274k acres
- Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 060° NE
- Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 352° N
- Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 062° NE
- Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 061° NE
- Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 259° W
- Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 102° E
- Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 000° N
- Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 039° NE
- Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 038° NE
- Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 27.1 mi, 258° W
- Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 039° NE
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.0 mi, 217° SW · 24k acres
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About This Rock Island Arsenal Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.5169, -90.5409. 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 Rock Island Arsenal includes the ZIP code (61201), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Rock Island County (Rock Island), and school district assignment (Rock Island-Milan School District 41).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
