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Woodridge Illinois Map

Explore Woodridge, 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 Woodridge, Illinois

How to Use This Woodridge, Illinois Map

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

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

Latitude	41.737392
Longitude	-88.04413
Population	34,158
Density	1367.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60035, 60517
Area Code	312, 773, 708
County Seat	Waukegan
School District	Community High School District 99

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About Woodridge, Illinois

Woodridge is a locality in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of 34,158. The population density is 1367.4 people per km². Woodridge is located at 41.7374°N, 88.0441°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Woodridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60035, 60517.

Woodridge emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of the Illinois plains as a deliberate pattern of suburban development defined by the persistent flow of the North Branch Chicago River. It lies 2.0 miles north-northeast of Northbrook, IL (from Northbrook, IL: bearing 30°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Evanston. The landscape here is characterized by the quiet, functional geometry of residential streets interrupted by the verdant sprawl of Woodridge Park, which provides a natural anchor for the local geography. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Rogers Ridge suggests the ancient geological memory of the region, though the immediate terrain remains dominated by the level, fertile soil and the subtle, rhythmic pulse of the water. On clear afternoons, the light catches the surface of the North Branch Chicago River, casting a long, amber glow that softens the edges of the manicured lawns and the dense, structured canopy of the nearby landscape.

History in Woodridge is written in the transition from open prairie to the carefully ordered expansion of the late twentieth century, a shift that transformed the local economy into a nexus of logistics and corporate enterprise. While the distant Busse Forest North offers a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated past, the daily life of Woodridge is shaped by its proximity to the Skokie Lagoons and the steady, interconnected commerce that fuels the surrounding corridor. The character of the locality is found in the persistent hum of the modern infrastructure and the way the neighborhoods have matured around the original master-planned layout. Residents move through the day with an awareness of the vast, open sky above, where the seasonal shifts in temperature and the darkening of the evening horizon serve as the primary markers of time in a place defined by its steady, forward-looking equilibrium.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 118° SE
Buddhist Society Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 285° W
Hawthorne Hill Woods (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 335° NW
IPIC Theaters (Cinema) — 1.4 mi, 177° S
Greene Valley 6 (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 317° NW
Hollywood Blvd Cinema (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 060° NE
Greene Valley Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 255° W
Waterfall Glen (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 130° SE
Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 117° SE
ZGS Piston (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 112° E
Pierce Downer Cemetery (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 017° N
McDonald Farm (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 255° W
American Legion War Momorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 016° N
Summer Place Theatre (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 294° NW
12-752 Gallery (Gallery) — 6.3 mi, 048° NE
Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.4 mi, 192° S
Isle a la Cache County Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.9 mi, 190° S
Cleve Carney Museum of Art (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 349° N
Kidz Kabaret (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 289° W
Neil Carey Arena (Stadium) — 9.3 mi, 192° S
Dupage Art League (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 339° N
Willow Springs Historical Society (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 088° E
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 23.2 mi, 177° S · 18k acres
Silver Springs (State Park) — 25.1 mi, 254° W
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 34.6 mi, 116° SE · 11k acres

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