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Steward Illinois Map

Explore Steward, 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 Steward, Illinois

How to Use This Steward, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.847807
Longitude	-89.020093
Population	229
Density	328.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60553
Area Code	708
County Seat	Dixon
School District	Rochelle Township High School District 212

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About Steward, Illinois

Steward is a locality in Lee County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 328.7 people per km². Steward is located at 41.8478°N, 89.0201°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Steward is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60553.

Steward emerges from the flat expanse of the Illinois prairie as a quiet intersection of horizon and sky, defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Steward Creek. It lies 15.0 miles west-southwest of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 248°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-southeast of Rochelle. The land here is defined by a rigorous, geometric flatness, where the earth is partitioned into vast, dark fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy suggestion of High Ridge. Three miles to the east, the Steward State Habitat Area offers a reprieve from the cultivated grid, providing a sanctuary where grasses shift in the wind and the light at dusk turns a bruised, melancholic gold. Four miles away, the surface of Lake Sule catches the early morning glare, acting as a mirror for the wide, open heavens that dominate this inland stretch of the Midwest.

Steward persists today as a testament to the agricultural ambition that first drew settlers to these fertile, black-soiled plains. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest, a quiet industry that dictates the pace of daily life as tractors trace slow, dusty patterns across the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the Chief Shabbona County Forest Preserve stands as a reminder of the timbered wilderness that once claimed this territory before the plow arrived. Life in Steward moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a history built on the resilience of the soil and the patience of those who continue to work it, ensuring that the legacy of the nineteenth-century rail-side settlement endures in the simple, sturdy architecture that anchors the village center.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Steward State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 131° SE
Lyle Kunde Park (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 354° N
Drexler Park (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 335° NW
Vfw Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 339° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 333° NW
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 129° SE
Kilbuck Creek (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 360° N
Old Chicago Trail Marker (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 171° S
Golf Course (Park) — 11.4 mi, 060° NE
Homes of Chief Waubonsie and Madeline Ogee (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 169° S
HIV Awareness Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 066° NE
February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 065° NE
Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 14.6 mi, 065° NE
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 065° NE
Marsh Observatory (Viewpoint) — 16.3 mi, 047° NE
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 164° S
Council Ring (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 292° W
Castle Rock State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 298° NW
Lowden State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 309° NW
Youth Center (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 327° NW
Byron Drag Strip (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 325° NW
The Next Picture Show (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 269° W
Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 043° NE
F-105D Thunderchief (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 270° W
White Pines Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.9 mi, 294° NW
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 25.7 mi, 123° SE
The Dells (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 340° N
Denny's Corn Crib (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 018° N
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 51.8 mi, 128° SE · 18k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.2 mi, 278° W · 274k acres

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