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Port Byron Illinois Map

Explore Port Byron, 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 Port Byron, Illinois

How to Use This Port Byron, Illinois Map

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

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	Port Byron
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Rock Island County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.624301
Longitude	-90.330179
Population	1,668
Density	265.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	61275
Area Code	847, 224
County Seat	Rock Island
School District	Riverdale Community Unit School District 100

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About Port Byron, Illinois

Port Byron is a locality in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,668. The population density is 265.2 people per km². Port Byron is located at 41.6243°N, 90.3302°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Port Byron is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 61275.

Port Byron holds the steady, quiet posture of a place defined by the heavy, constant presence of the Mississippi River. It lies 9.2 miles northeast of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 38°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-northeast of Silvis. The land here stretches out in a series of modest, cultivated rises that lean toward the water, where the air often carries a damp, vegetative weight from the riverbanks and the dense pockets of timber. At the edge of the water, the Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area offers a buffer of untamed green, where the light at dusk turns the surface of the channel into a sheet of hammered pewter, reflecting the silhouettes of the trees that lean precariously over the current. The terrain is a vast, inland expanse far removed from the volatility of the coast, defined instead by the slow, deliberate movement of the river and the quiet, flat stretches of the surrounding Midwestern plains.

Port Byron grew from the necessity of the river trade, evolving from an early transit point into a quiet residential existence that still observes the rhythm of the water. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the region’s agricultural heritage, with the wide, open fields producing the corn and soybeans that dictate the seasonal pace of life. While the quietude is primary, the proximity to the river remains the defining feature of daily movement and commerce. For those seeking the stillness of deeper inland waters, Rustic Acres Lake provides a secondary, smaller mirror to the sky, eight miles away from the main channel. Life here is measured by the turn of the seasons and the slow, persistent flow of the Mississippi River, which continues to shape the character of the landscape just as it has since the first structures were established upon its banks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dorrance Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 174° S
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 315° NW
World War Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 195° S
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 210° SW
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 200° S
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 199° S
LeClaire, IA 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 223° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.9 mi, 354° N · 274k acres
Elton E. Fawks Bald Eagle Refuge State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 209° SW
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 228° SW
Princeton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
Mississippi River - Moline (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 224° SW
Ben Martinson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 346° N
Campbell's Island State Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 223° SW
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 179° S
Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 228° SW
"bling" Rocky Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 228° SW
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 019° N
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 018° N
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 278° W
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 236° SW
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 234° SW
Geneseo Water Tower Fish (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 142° SE
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 15.6 mi, 244° SW
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 026° NE
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 322° NW
Norrish Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 055° NE
Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 249° W
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 38.4 mi, 002° N · 3,776 acres
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.6 mi, 222° SW · 24k acres

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