Dixon Correctional Center
The Dixon Correctional Center is a medium security adult male prison of the Illinois Department of Corrections in Dixon, Illinois. The prison was opened in July 1983 and has an operational capacity of 2,529 prisoners.- Type: Prison
- Description: state prison for adult males in Dixon, Illinois
- Address: IL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lowell Park and OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center.
Lowell Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lowell Park is a 200-acre municipal park located along the Rock River in northern Dixon, Illinois. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in American landscape design, specifically as an exemplar of the Prairie Style park movement.
OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center
Hospital
OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center is a hospital in Dixon, Illinois. OSF Saint Katharine is an 80-bed acute care facility providing comprehensive ancillary services, including emergency medicine, obstetrics, inpatient psychiatry, a cardiovascular laboratory, outpatient surgery, inpatient surgery, and intensive care, among others. OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center is situated 2 miles south of Dixon Correctional Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dixon and Woosung.
Dixon
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dixon is called "The Petunia City" but is probably best known as the boyhood home of former US President Ronald Reagan.
Woosung
Village
Photo: Wayne Wilkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Woosung is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, U.S, and is located in the far southwestern part of the county, northwest of Dixon. Woosung was named by a railroad official who had once visited Woosung, China during his former career as a sea captain. Woosung is situated 4 miles northwest of Dixon Correctional Center.
Grand Detour
Village
Photo: Kranar drogin, CC BY 2.5.
Grand Detour is an unincorporated census-designated place in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 429. The village is named after an odd turn in the Rock River, which flows north past the village, rather than its normal southwestern course. Grand Detour is situated 4 miles northeast of Dixon Correctional Center.
Dixon Correctional Center
- Category: government building
- Location: Dixon Township, Lee, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.87352° or 41° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
-89.47991° or 89° 28′ 48″ westElevation
797 feet (243 metres)Open location code
86HGVGFC+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 577867739OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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