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Tiskilwa Illinois Map

Explore Tiskilwa, 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 Tiskilwa, Illinois

How to Use This Tiskilwa, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.292259
Longitude	-89.506204
Population	740
Density	552.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61368
Area Code	815
County Seat	Princeton
School District	Princeton Elementary School District 115

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About Tiskilwa, Illinois

Tiskilwa is a locality in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 740. The population density is 552.6 people per km². Tiskilwa is located at 41.2923°N, 89.5062°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tiskilwa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61368.

Tiskilwa emerges from the confluence of deep ravines and the persistent, winding course of Rocky Run, which cuts a sharp, shaded path through the limestone bluffs. It lies 22.0 miles east of Kewanee, IL (from Kewanee, IL: bearing 81°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south-southwest of Princeton. The landscape surrounding Tiskilwa possesses a dramatic verticality uncommon to the flatter prairie, with the land dropping away into the verdant, sheltered depths of Plow Hollow. Residents find a quiet stillness at Twin Faun Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting Midwestern sky, while the expansive, elevated rise of Indian Ridge remains a constant, hazy silhouette against the western horizon. Within the village limits, the shaded pathways of City Park offer a reprieve from the heat, preserving a quiet pocket of native timber where the air remains heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling stone.

Tiskilwa carries the weight of a settlement forged by the intersection of early rail lines and the agrarian promise of the surrounding soil, a history still visible in the weathered brick facades of its central buildings. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the surrounding fields, where the harvest of corn and soybeans dictates the pace of the year. Life here moves with the measured gravity of a place that has long understood its own geography, favoring the endurance of heritage over the frantic speed of modern commerce. Even as the seasons turn the landscape from a vibrant, humid green to a brittle, frost-bitten gray, the people maintain a steady focus on the land, acknowledging the enduring influence of the waterways and the rugged terrain that first defined their home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 093° E
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 022° N
Indian Hills Golf Club, Inc. (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 213° SW
Menno Haven Camp and Retreat Center (Private Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 261° W
Bureau Balley Country Club (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 059° NE
Zearing Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 028° NE
Miller-Anderson Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 120° SE
Bureau County Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 021° N
Princeton Game and Fish Club (Park) — 7.0 mi, 116° SE
Lake DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 092° E
Sanachwine Club (Park) — 7.6 mi, 126° SE
Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes (Private Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 114° SE
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 161° S · 13k acres
Cherry Mine Disaster (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 058° NE
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 20.1 mi, 077° E
The Great Sauk Trail (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 274° W
Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 221° SW
Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture (Public Artwork) — 21.2 mi, 172° S
Stage 212 (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 083° E
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 mi, 086° E
Matthiessen State Park (Nature Reserve) — 25.0 mi, 089° E
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 061° NE
Santa Fe Train Mural (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 179° S
Town Theater (Cinema) — 25.9 mi, 178° S
Saint Louis Canyon (Viewpoint) — 26.0 mi, 086° E
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 085° E
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 086° E
Tampico Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 328° NW
Princeville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 207° SW
State Historic Site Museum (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 258° W

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