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South Holland Illinois Map

Explore South Holland, 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 South Holland, Illinois

How to Use This South Holland, Illinois Map

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

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	South Holland
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Cook County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.600868
Longitude	-87.606989
Population	21,465
Density	1145.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60473
Area Code	708
County Seat	Chicago
School District	Thornton Township High School District 205

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About South Holland, Illinois

South Holland is a locality in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of 21,465. The population density is 1145.3 people per km². South Holland is located at 41.6009°N, 87.6070°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. South Holland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60473.

South Holland maintains a quiet presence upon the flat, expansive plains that define this reach of the Midwest. It lies 2.1 miles east-southeast of Harvey, IL (from Harvey, IL: bearing 107°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west-northwest of Hammond. The landscape around South Holland remains defined by the deliberate, steady movement of the Calumet Union Drainage Ditch, which cuts a narrow path through the earth only a mile away. Swets Lake offers a singular, reflective stillness nearby, acting as a small basin of calm in an otherwise industrious region. To the west, the distant silhouette of Stony Island Ridge provides a faint, uneven line against the gray sky at dusk. Residents often walk the grounds of Roosevelt Park, where the air holds a crisp, open quality that seems to stretch all the way to the horizon.

Dutch settlers once tilled this soil, establishing a legacy of agricultural industry that eventually transitioned into the robust commerce of the modern era. The economic life of South Holland has long been linked to the movement of goods, drawing strength from its position seventeen miles away from the nearest open coastline. While Turning Basin Number 5 sits five miles off, its presence reminds the local economy of the vast, shifting trade routes that once relied on such inland harbors. Farmers here historically embraced the fertile, dark loam, though the rhythm of the work has shifted toward the steady hum of smaller enterprises and local trade. Even as the pace of life accelerates, the memory of those early, labor-intensive harvests remains etched into the character of the local business districts.

Cultural identity in South Holland is grounded in a deep respect for heritage and a slow, intentional pace of daily life. The community gathers for local events that prioritize neighborly connection, often utilizing the public spaces provided by Roosevelt Park to mark the changing seasons. The light during autumn afternoons in South Holland possesses a particular clarity, casting long, sharp shadows across the brick facades that characterize the older sections of the streetscape. Nature enthusiasts occasionally travel nine miles to reach the Elizabeth A Conkey Forest or the low, grassy expanse of Kickapoo Meadows for a respite from the built environment. No singular towering figure defines the local history, yet the collective spirit of the people remains a defining feature of this Midwestern landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 011° N
Undergoroud Railroad Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 349° N
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 055° NE
Gouwens Park And Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 075° E
River Oaks Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 074° E
Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 161° S
Riverdale Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 335° NW
Former Lincoln School Entrance (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 002° N
Kickapoo Woods (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 318° NW
Brownell Woods (Nature Reserve) — 2.7 mi, 183° S
Sweet Woods (Nature Reserve) — 3.1 mi, 174° S
Calumet Woods (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 312° NW
Prairie Boat (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 013° N
Calumet Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 024° NE
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 5.9 mi, 315° NW
Union Street Gallery (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 193° S
Peteyville Christmas Lights (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 090° E
In the Game - Hollywood Park (Theme Park) — 8.2 mi, 298° NW
The Artist's Den - Walk-in Ceramic Studio (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 113° SE
Promise You Art House (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 114° SE
Vanderpoel Art Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 339° N
Old Zion Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 259° W
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 10.3 mi, 125° SE · 11k acres
Michelle Obama's Childhood Home (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 008° N
Al Capone's House (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 357° N
Black Cinema House (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 004° N
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 24.9 mi, 235° SW · 18k acres
Indiana Dunes State Park (State Park) — 28.1 mi, 082° E

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