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Stronghurst Illinois Map

Explore Stronghurst, 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 Stronghurst, Illinois

How to Use This Stronghurst, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	40.746984
Longitude	-90.904028
Population	833
Density	368.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61480
Area Code	815
County Seat	Oquawka
School District	West Central Community Unit School District 235

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About Stronghurst, Illinois

Stronghurst is a locality in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 833. The population density is 368.4 people per km². Stronghurst is located at 40.7470°N, 90.9040°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stronghurst is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61480.

Stronghurst rises from the flat, relentless geometry of the Illinois prairie, a place where the horizon acts as a physical weight upon the sky. It lies 23.3 miles north-northwest of Macomb, IL (from Macomb, IL: bearing 329°T), and is situated 11.7 miles east-southeast of Burlington. The land here is defined by the steady, quiet work of agriculture, where the soil holds the memory of deep glacial deposits and the seasonal turn of corn and soybeans. Only a mile away, the thin, winding ribbon of Dixson Creek cuts through the silt, providing a modest drainage for the fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Gin Ridge. To the west, the landscape deepens into the subtle, shadowed depression of Bogus Hollow, while the nearby expanse of Ellison Creek Prairie offers a glimpse of the tallgrass wilderness that existed long before the plow arrived. In the golden, slanted light of an October afternoon, the air takes on a crisp, dry clarity that makes the distant timberlines appear as sharp as ink on a page.

Stronghurst serves as a deliberate gathering point for the surrounding farms, its architecture a utilitarian marriage of brick and lime that speaks to the era of the railroad’s expansion. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of the streets and the quiet commerce of the storefronts. Beyond the immediate grid, the presence of Big River State Forest suggests a wider, wilder ecology, though the town itself remains focused on the practicalities of grain silos and the preservation of a singular, Midwestern endurance. Life here moves with a measured gravity, shaped by the proximity of Dowell Lake and the vast, unadorned reaches of the plains that demand a certain stoicism from those who remain. In the evenings, the silence of the countryside settles over the rooftops, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic hum of machinery echoing across the dark, fertile earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ellison Creek Prairie (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 289° W
Henderson County Historical Society (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 130° SE
Eisenmayer Sand Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark (Nature Reserve) — 5.8 mi, 289° W
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 078° E
Henderson County State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 331° NW
Mississippi River - Drew Chute (Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 286° W
Crapo Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 282° W
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 333° NW
Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 11.0 mi, 330° NW
Fire Bell (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 292° W
Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 293° NW
Garrett-Phelps House Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 293° NW
Snake Alley (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 293° NW
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 344° N
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 312° NW
Delabar State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 352° N
Art Display (Public Artwork) — 14.8 mi, 288° W
Little Theater (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 288° W
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 288° W
Citizen's Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 049° NE
Warren County History Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 048° NE
Argyle Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 19.7 mi, 165° S
Zion School Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 306° NW
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium (Stadium) — 22.1 mi, 149° SE
McKee Softball Stadium (Stadium) — 22.1 mi, 149° SE
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 249° W
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 249° W
Geode State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 285° W
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.0 mi, 355° N · 24k acres
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.4 mi, 227° SW · 10k acres

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