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Wedron Illinois Map

Explore Wedron, 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 Wedron, Illinois

How to Use This Wedron, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.436143
Longitude	-88.773409
Population	140
Density	104.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	60557
Area Code	708
County Seat	Ottawa
School District	Serena CUSD 2

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About Wedron, Illinois

Wedron is a locality in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 140. The population density is 104.2 people per km². Wedron is located at 41.4361°N, 88.7734°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60557.

Wedron emerges from the flat, honest expanse of the Illinois prairie, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Buck Creek. It lies 7.2 miles north-northeast of Ottawa, IL (from Ottawa, IL: bearing 30°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east of LaSalle. The landscape here is one of quiet geological patience, where the soil holds the memory of ancient glaciers and the horizon stretches wide to meet a sky that feels particularly vast. Only eleven miles away, the singular prominence of Buffalo Rock breaks the monotony of the plains, a silent sentinel watching over the agricultural patchwork of corn and soybeans. The air in Wedron carries a subtle, mineral crispness, often catching the light of a long, golden sunset that turns the dust of the fields into a fine, shimmering powder. Two miles distant, the quiet expanse of Lower Fox River- Blake's Landing offers a sanctuary where the land meets the water, providing a corridor for wildlife and a place for the local rhythm to slow against the steady, unhurried flow of the current.

History in Wedron is etched into the very grain of the earth, as the community grew largely around the extraction of high-purity silica sand that defines the regional economy. This industrial legacy has carved deep, stark white scars into the terrain, turning the ground into an open book of geological strata that speaks to the laborers who have long worked the pits. While the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the fields and the mechanical hum of industry, the proximity of Lake Holiday, thirteen miles to the east, provides a different, softer dimension to the local experience. People here navigate a world that is practical and grounded, where the pride of place is found in the endurance of the work and the simple, stark beauty of a landscape that has been systematically reshaped by human hands. It is a place that does not ask for attention, preferring instead to exist in the steady, industrial silence of the Midwestern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Fox River- Blake's Landing (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 038° NE
Dayton Bluffs Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 188° S
Turnberry Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 209° SW
Fox River (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 198° S
Lincoln Douglas Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 208° SW
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 211° SW
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 211° SW
Remembering the Radium Girls (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 211° SW
Illini State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 163° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 155° SE
Boy Scout of America (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 215° SW
Starved Rock State Park (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 224° SW
Fern Dell Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 054° NE
Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 130° SE
Council Overhang (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 225° SW
Earlville History Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 324° NW
Plum Island Site (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 236° SW
Outside Amphitheather (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 235° SW
Starved Rock Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 239° SW
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 277° W
Matthiessen State Park (Nature Reserve) — 16.3 mi, 234° SW
Classic Cinemas Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 17.1 mi, 032° NE
Stage 212 (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 246° SW
Grundy County Historical Society (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 107° E
CSX Morris Depot (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 105° E
AMC Classic Peru Mall 8 (Cinema) — 19.2 mi, 253° W
Shabbona Lake State Park (State Recreation Area) — 20.8 mi, 349° N
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 187° S
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 097° E · 18k acres
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 232° SW · 13k acres

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