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Sugar Grove Illinois Map

Explore Sugar Grove, 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 Sugar Grove, Illinois

How to Use This Sugar Grove, Illinois Map

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

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	Sugar Grove
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Mercer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.777407
Longitude	-88.446525
Population	9,278
Density	304.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	61231, 62681, 60554
Area Code	217, 708
County Seat	Aledo
School District	Kaneland Community Unit School District 302

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About Sugar Grove, Illinois

Sugar Grove is a locality in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,278. The population density is 304.9 people per km². Sugar Grove is located at 41.7774°N, 88.4465°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sugar Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61231, 62681, 60554.

Sugar Grove spreads across a landscape defined by the steady, patient movement of the Edwards River, which carves a modest path through the fertile Illinois soil. It lies 20.6 miles south-southwest of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 203°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-northeast of Aledo. The horizon here is wide and uncomplicated, dominated by expansive fields that catch the low, golden light of late afternoon, turning the stalks of grain into a shimmering sea of amber. A few miles to the west, the gentle, rounded silhouette of the Army Ridge Bluffs rises in the distance, a faint gray reminder of the earth’s ancient shaping, while the quiet waters of Swearingen Lake offer a reflective mirror to the passing clouds. Residents find a familiar stillness at Northside Park, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and tall grasses, grounding the daily routine in the quiet rhythms of the inland plains.

Sugar Grove draws its character from a legacy of agricultural endurance, having long served as a vital junction for those who worked the rich, dark loam of the Midwest. The local economy persists in the steady hum of commerce and the seasonal pulse of the harvest, creating a life that is tethered to the cycles of the sun and the changing temperature of the air. While the distant, dense canopy of Big River State Forest suggests the vast wilderness that once blanketed this region, the modern life of Sugar Grove is defined by a deliberate, measured pace that values the weight of a handshake and the reliability of a neighbor. There is a particular clarity to the evenings here, when the bustling energy of the region fades into a profound, starlit silence that settles over the rooftops and the riverbanks alike.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bliss Woods Forest Preserve (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 014° N
Hannaford Woods Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
Belle Vbe Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 086° E
Aurora West Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 092° E
Gilman Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 099° E
Perry Theatre (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 107° E
Your Peforming Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 181° S
Founder's Rock (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 140° SE
Les Arends County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.4 mi, 061° NE
Peck Farm (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 034° NE
Classic Cinemas Kendall GDX (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 121° SE
Gulf War (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 142° SE
Korean Conflict (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 142° SE
Mastodon Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 109° E
Little White School Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 142° SE
Your Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.4 mi, 180° S
Garfield Farm Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 014° N
Silver Springs (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 200° S
Waubonsie Valley Planetarium (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 105° E
Playhouse 38 (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 042° NE
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 221° SW
Dunham Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 15.1 mi, 037° NE
McDonald Farm (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 105° E
Mounds at Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 064° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 157° SE · 18k acres
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.5 mi, 000° N · 638 acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 54.8 mi, 109° E · 11k acres

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