Fenton (Illinois)

Whiteside County

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Fenton is a small settlement in Whiteside County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. The town is the center of Fenton Township and heard as Unincorporated community in any community. Fenton has its own post office and zip code 61251st

Geography

Fenton is located in the south- center of the Whiteside County on Rock Creek, a few kilometers north of its confluence with the Rock River. The Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa, is located approximately 17 km to the west. The Wisconsin border runs approximately 95 km to the north. The town is located at 41 ° 43'50 " north latitude and 90 ° 01'48 " west longitude.

Towns nearby Fenton are Morrison (14,6 km northeast), Lyndon (11,5 km east), Prophetstown (15,3 km to the southeast ), Erie (11,5 km southwest) and Albany ( 19.8 km north west ).

The nearest large towns are in Dubuque Iowa (122 km north-west ), Rockford (122 km northeast), Chicago (208 km east), Peoria (144 km south-southeast ) and the Quad Cities (63 km southwest).

Traffic

In the Fenton County Highways 2 and 23 meet together. In addition there are a number of unpaved roadways and in-town roads.

Parallel to County Highway 23 runs a railroad line of the BNSF Railway.

The nearest airports are 116 km north-east of Fenton location Chicago Rockford International Airport and 63.7 km south west Quad City International Airport.

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