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Waterman Illinois Map

Explore Waterman, 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 Waterman, Illinois

How to Use This Waterman, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.765591
Longitude	-88.763066
Population	1,433
Density	381.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	60556
Area Code	708
County Seat	Sycamore
School District	Indian Creek Community Unit District 425

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About Waterman, Illinois

Waterman is a locality in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,433. The population density is 381.3 people per km². Waterman is located at 41.7656°N, 88.7631°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60556.

Waterman emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois prairie like an island of low-slung brick and wood amidst a sea of corn and soybean stalks. It lies 11.0 miles south of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 186°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west of Hinckley. The landscape around Waterman remains defined by the open sky, where clouds move in slow, heavy processions that cast shifting shadows over the dark, fertile soil. Two miles to the east, the current of Somonauk Creek cuts a modest, winding path through the silt, while the deeper stillness of Shabbona Lake lies only four miles away. Within the village limits, Waterman Lions Park provides a quiet green anchor for the local pace, offering a place for the light to settle long and golden across the grass as the day turns toward evening.

Agriculture serves as the iron spine of the economy here, with the seasonal rhythms of sowing and harvest dictating the movement of heavy machinery along the grid of rural roads. History in this corner of the state feels quiet, anchored by the memory of the land before the plow, a legacy that lingers in the nearby Chief Shabbona County Forest Preserve. Those seeking a longer walk often head five miles out to follow the Touch the Earth Trail, where the earth feels firmer and the air carries the scent of damp loam and wild grasses. Waterman maintains a character forged by this proximity to the soil, a place where the work of the hands and the steady, unadorned pulse of the seasons remain the primary measures of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Waterman Lions Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 271° W
Afton Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 021° N
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 253° W
Indian Oaks Country Club (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 267° W
Shabbona Village Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 272° W
Huskies on Parade - Nestle (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 005° N
River Heights Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 9.8 mi, 359° N
Jay Woods Forest Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 114° SE
The Northern Boundary (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 148° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.8 mi, 152° SE
Steward State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 289° W
February 14th, 2008 Shooting Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 359° N
Jack Olson Gallery (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 000° N
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 001° N
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 11.8 mi, 134° SE
Golf Course (Park) — 11.8 mi, 345° N
Homes of Chief Waubonsie and Madeline Ogee (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 244° SW
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 214° SW
Silver Springs (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 132° SE
Marsh Observatory (Viewpoint) — 16.8 mi, 356° N
Your Peforming Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.1 mi, 108° E
Fern Dell Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 149° SE
Your Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 118° SE
Garfield Farm Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 061° NE
Perry Theatre (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 092° E
Peck Farm (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 071° E
Little White School Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 105° E
Les Arends County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 079° E
Classic Cinemas Kendall GDX (Cinema) — 23.3 mi, 098° E
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 38.0 mi, 133° SE · 18k acres

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