Emerson (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Whiteside County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 48 ′ N , 89 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 199 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-24023 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 407990 | ||
Emerson is a small settlement in Whiteside County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . The place is located in Hopkins Township and as an unincorporated community does not belong to any community.
geography
Emerson is located on the Elkhorn River in Hopkins Township in north-eastern central Whiteside County. The place is at 41 ° 48'22 "north latitude and 89 ° 45'53" west longitude. The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is around 35 km to the west. The Wisconsin border runs approximately 85 km north.
Neighboring towns of Emerson are Galt (2.1 km south), Agnew (4.3 km southwest), Coleta (13.2 km north), Grimes Addition (2.2 km southeast) and Sterling (6.9 km east-southeast).
The nearest major cities are Dubuque , Iowa (132 km northwest), Rockford (93.8 km northeast), Chicago (187 km east), Peoria (135 km south) and the Quad Cities (88.9 km west southwest).
traffic
County Highway 8, the northwest artery of the nearby town of Sterling, runs through Emerson. There are also a number of unpaved driveways and inner-city connecting roads.
The Whiteside County Airport is a small airfield located 12.4 km southeast of Emerson. The nearest major airports are Chicago Rockford International Airport, 54 miles northeast of Emerson, and Quad City International Airport, 55 miles southwest .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 10, 2012