Galt (Illinois)

Whiteside County

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Galt is a small settlement in Whiteside County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. The place is located in Hopkins Township and heard as Unincorporated community in any community. Galt has its own post office and zip code 61037th

Geography

Galt is located in the northeastern center of Whiteside County on Elkhorn Creek, a few kilometers north of its confluence with the Rock River. The Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa is located 36 km to the west. The Wisconsin border runs around 90 km north. The town is located at 41 ° 47'22 " north latitude and 89 ° 45'44 " west longitude.

Neighbouring places of Galt are Grimes Addition (2.5 km north-east ), Sterling (6 km east), Como (2.5 km south), Lyndon (17,8 km southwest), Round Grove ( 10.7 km west ) and Coleta (15,2 km to the north).

The nearest large towns are in Dubuque Iowa (133 km north-west ), Rockford (93 km northeast), Chicago (185 km east), Peoria (133 km south-southeast ) and the Quad Cities (86 km southwest).

Traffic

The Lincoln Highway, the main road of Galt, is a secondary highway. In addition there are a number of unpaved roadways and in-town roads.

In west-east direction through Galt a railway line of the Union Pacific Railroad.

With the Whiteside County Airport is a small airfield located 10.5 km south east of Galt. The nearest major airports are located 88.9 km north east of Galt Chicago Rockford International Airport and 87.6 km south west Quad City International Airport.

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