Local servicesHospitalSaint Joseph Hospital5.1 miPost officeElgin West Side Post Office4.3 miTown hallPingree Grove Village Hall3.4 miPoliceGilberts Police Department6.1 miFire stationPingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeElgin Community College5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD27 miInterstateI-906.5 miUS highwayUS 202.3 miAmtrakNaperville, IL NPV22 miRailBig TimberMetra5.5 miCoachElgin ILGreyhound8.4 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 15 min5:18 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:18 am – 4:25 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F40 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May32 in of snow a year, on about 22 days15 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elgin station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksHorseshoe Lakelake · 2.5 miTurtle Rock Lakelake · 2.6 miElgin Community Collegecollege · 5.3 miJudson Universitycollege · 7.3 miFive Islandsisland · 7.4 miJames Pate Philip State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBowes Creek Woods Forest Preserve 3state conservation land · 1.4 mi · 59 acresMuirhead Acquisition Bowes Creek-Bowes-Creek Woodsrecreation area · 1.0 mi · 140 acresElgin Regional Parkspark · 1.6 mi · 151 acresRutland Township Bogstate conservation land · 6.1 miLily Lake Marshstate conservation land · 6.7 miFox River Fenstate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,207 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200446 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202430 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKane County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025226 of 365 days measured130 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 165main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kane County monitors, IL
Drinking waterAuroraserves 183,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation921 ft281 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
