Local servicesHospitalCGH Medical Center5.0 miPost officeSterling Post Office4.8 miTown hallSterling City Hall4.8 miPoliceIllinois State Police Department District 13.1 miFire stationSterling Fire Station 14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSauk Valley Community College1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD38 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD88 miInterstateI-882.1 miUS highwayE US Hwy Route 303.2 miAmtrakPrinceton, IL PCT29 miCoachDixon Reagan Transit CenterGreyhound6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:23 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:22 am – 4:30 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 14°F41 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 17 days11 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon 1w station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSauk Valley Community Collegecollege · 1.4 miCrystal Lakelake · 4.9 miGap Grove (historical)woods · 3.7 miRock Riverreservoir · 6.9 miGoose Lakelake · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEmerald Hill Golf Courserecreation area · 2.3 mi · 121 acresHoover Parkpark · 2.6 miSprings Sloughstate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 455 acresGreen River State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 2,529 acresLyndon Prairiestate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 77 acresCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 15.3 mi · 2,008 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200443 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLee County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025244 of 355 days measured105 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 40, worst day 169main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Winnebago County, IL, 44 mi away
Drinking waterDixonserves 15,096 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation655 ft200 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
