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Thornton Illinois Map

Explore Thornton, 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 Thornton, Illinois

How to Use This Thornton, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.574149
Longitude	-87.6193
Population	2,386
Density	387.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60476
Area Code	708
County Seat	Chicago
School District	Thornton Township High School District 205

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About Thornton, Illinois

Thornton is a locality in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,386. The population density is 387.9 people per km². Thornton is located at 41.5741°N, 87.6193°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Thornton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60476.

Thornton reveals itself through the steady, persistent carve of Thorn Creek, which slices through the limestone foundation like a slow-moving chisel. It lies 2.3 miles south of South Holland, IL (from South Holland, IL: bearing 181°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Hammond. Across the horizon, the distant silhouettes of Stony Island Ridge offer a stark, jagged contrast to the flat, expansive reach of the surrounding prairie. The air here holds the damp, heavy scent of earth and exposed stone, a sensory reminder of the deep, subterranean layers that define the terrain. Just a short distance away, the quiet stillness of Wampum Lake acts as a mirror for the shifting Midwestern sky, while the nearby expanse of Kickapoo Meadows suggests a landscape once shaped by the movement of ice and water. At Diekelman Park, the land settles into a quiet composure, where the tall grasses catch the low, amber light of dusk, turning the entire surface of the ground into a field of flickering, metallic gold.

Thornton maintains a character forged in the industry of extraction, its history inextricably linked to the massive, open-cut quarries that have long dictated the pace of local life. These industrial scars have become landmarks in their own right, defining the economy and the physical depth of the earth that supports the local infrastructure. Though the region feels miles removed from the open coastline, the logistical influence of the nearby Turning Basin Number 5 hums in the background, anchoring the area to the wider currents of regional commerce. The residents of Thornton exist within a rhythm dictated by the transition between heavy machinery and the quietude of the surrounding woods, such as those found in the Elizabeth A Conkey Forest. It is a place where the weight of the past remains visible in the exposed strata of the ground, grounding the daily routine in a landscape that is both rugged and profoundly enduring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hubbard Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 143° SE
Charles P Nason Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 075° E
Brownell Woods (Nature Reserve) — 1.0 mi, 150° SE
Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 101° E
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Little League Park (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 233° SW
Sweet Woods (Nature Reserve) — 1.6 mi, 141° SE
Camp Thornton (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 139° SE
Volbrecht Road Woods (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 090° E
Undergoroud Railroad Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 014° N
River Oaks Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 057° NE
Kickapoo Woods (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 343° N
Former Lincoln School Entrance (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 009° N
Calumet Woods (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 335° NW
Lincoln on the Road to Greatness (Public Artwork) — 4.8 mi, 193° S
Union Street Gallery (Gallery) — 5.0 mi, 190° S
Calumet Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 022° N
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 7.0 mi, 329° NW
Promise You Art House (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 100° E
The Artist's Den - Walk-in Ceramic Studio (Arts Centre) — 8.3 mi, 099° E
Old Zion Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 270° W
Peteyville Christmas Lights (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 078° E
In the Game - Hollywood Park (Theme Park) — 8.7 mi, 311° NW
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 8.8 mi, 112° E
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 9.9 mi, 114° SE · 11k acres
Vanderpoel Art Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 346° N
Michelle Obama's Childhood Home (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 010° N
Al Capone's House (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 000° N
The Grainery Building (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 247° SW
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 23.4 mi, 238° SW · 18k acres
Indiana Dunes State Park (State Park) — 29.1 mi, 078° E

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