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Shannon, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Rockford. It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the east of Shannon and has a population of 150,115 people.<1>

The next largest community is Beloit (WI). It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the northeast of Shannon and has a population of 35,775 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Clinton (IA)   SW33 mi [53.1 km]26,4074.92% decrease
 Maquoketa (IA)   W47 mi [75.6 km]5,9083.34% decrease
 Belvidere   E45 mi [72.4 km]26,46127.09% increase
 Dixon   SE25 mi [40.23 km]15,0335.7% decrease
 Freeport   NE10 mi [16.09 km]24,6156.91% decrease
 Loves Park   E39 mi [62.8 km]24,45722.02% increase
 Machesney Park   NE39 mi [62.8 km]22,8159.9% increase
 Rochelle   SE38 mi [61.2 km]9,8474.49% increase
 Rock Falls   S26 mi [41.84 km]9,3072.85% decrease
 Rockton   NE40 mi [64.4 km]5,5124.08% increase
 Roscoe   NE41 mi [66 km]8,80741.05% increase
 South Beloit   NE43 mi [69.2 km]5,5412.67% increase
 Sterling   S24 mi [38.62 km]15,1242.12% decrease
 Beloit (WI)   NE42 mi [67.6 km]7,5046.62% increase
 Monroe (WI)   N31 mi [49.89 km]10,4813.34% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Adeline   E12 mi [19.31 km]1411.44% increase
 Cedarville   N16 mi [25.75 km]6835.01% decrease
 Chadwick   SW12 mi [19.31 km]4716.73% decrease
 Coleta   S17 mi [27.36 km]1512.58% decrease
 Florence   NE5 mi [8.05 km]---
 Forreston   E8 mi [12.87 km]1,4901.43% increase
 German Valley   E13 mi [20.92 km]4506.44% decrease
 Lanark   SW5 mi [8.05 km]1,4578.02% decrease
 Lena   N16 mi [25.75 km]2,7863.5% decrease
 Milledgeville   S13 mi [20.92 km]9308.46% decrease
 Mount Carroll   W12 mi [19.31 km]1,6599.44% decrease
 Pearl City   NW9 mi [14.48 km]7711.15% decrease
 Polo   SE14 mi [22.53 km]2,477---
 Ridott   NE16 mi [25.75 km]1477.55% decrease
 Salem   N13 mi [20.92 km]---

Carroll County

Shannon is located in Carroll County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll: Stephenson, Ogle, Whiteside, Clinton (IA), Jackson (IA) and Jo Daviess.

While not sharing a border with Carroll, the following counties are close to Shannon: Winnebago, Lee and Green (WI).

Below are counties that are near Shannon (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Shannon:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Shannon
 Clinton County (IA)   SWElk River Junction (IA)25 miles [40 km]
 Jackson County (IA)   WLainsville (IA)23 miles [37 km]
 Boone County   ELoves Park39 miles [62 km]
 Clay County   EGreendale35 miles [56 km]
 Jo Daviess County   NWWillow13 miles [20 km]
 Lee County   SEWoosung20 miles [32 km]
 Ogle County   EHarper4 miles [6 km]
 Stephenson County   NEFlorence5 miles [8 km]
 Whiteside County   SColeta17 miles [27 km]
 Winnebago County   ESeward20 miles [32 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Shannon. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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 RV Repair     Churches    
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  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Shannon.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Shannon and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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