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Touring Byron in United States
Byron in the region of Illinois with its 3,753 citizens is located in United States - some 679 mi or ( 1092 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Byron is now 01:26 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Clinton, Byron, Byron Hills Estates, Chicago, and Holcomb. Being here already, consider visiting Clinton . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Byron ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
DM&E 6081 over the CGW Bridge on 12-22-2012
The rarely used, former Chicago and Great Western bridge spanning the Rock River in Byron, Illinois carries an EMD SD40-3 engine to and from the Exelon power plant. The engine retrieved a large turbin ..
Cooling Tower Time-Lapse on August 20, 2012
Exelon's Generating Station located near Byron in northern Illinois is shown in a 60X time-lapse. Ambient, normal background sound edited in. ..
Byron 11 10 12
This is an In Car video of my second trip to Byron Dragway with my 65 Plymouth Barracuda. Best run was 17.07 sec. Not very fast, but made it there and back! Great way to kill the last nice day of the ..
DME 6081 on Ex-CGW track in Byron, IL
The DM&E 6081 is running down the former Chicago Great Western (CGW) track to pickup a turbine from the Exelon Generating Station in Byron, IL. This video is the round trip voyage, however, most shots ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Byron High School (Byron, Illinois)
Byron High School is located in the small city of Byron, Illinois population: 3,284. Byron High School is located 17 miles southwest from Rockford, Illinois, the state's 3rd largest city.
Located at 42.13 -89.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Loose Pulley Junction
Loose Pulley Junction is a fictional populated place and railroad station along the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (MILW) main line near Rock River in Stillman Valley, Ogle County, Illinois, US. From about 1910 to about 1970, there was a well-respected railroad engineer in the area, named Louie "Loose Pulley" Johnson. He lived in a wooded area along the east bank of Rock River, north of the MILW tracks.
Located at 42.13 -89.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Motosports Park
Motosports Park is a motocross facility near Byron, Illinois, United States. Founded by Joe Vincer in 1969, MSP (as it came to be known) caught on almost immediately in the Midwest motorcycle community.
Located at 42.09 -89.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Battle of Stillman's Run
The Battle of Stillman's Run, also known as the Battle of Sycamore Creek or the Battle of Old Man's Creek, occurred on May 14, 1832. The battle was named for Major Isaiah Stillman and his detachment of 275 Illinois militia which fled in a panic from a smaller number of Sauk warriors. The engagement was the first battle of the 1832 Black Hawk War which had ignited after Black Hawk crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois with his "British Band" of Sauk and Fox.
Located at 42.11 -89.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Ogle County, Illinois
Ogle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 53,497, which is an increase of 4.8% from 51,032 in 2000. Its county seat is Oregon, and its largest city is Rochelle. The whole of Ogle County lies within the Rochelle Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Located at 42.04 -89.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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