Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:28 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:25 am – 4:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F38 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 25 days22 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moline Quad City Intl Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksTrinity College of Nursing and Health Sciencescollege · under a mileRock Islandisland · 3.4 miAugustana Collegecollege · 2.4 miLake Potterlake · 1.6 miRock Riverriver · 2.1 miBeaver Islandisland · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLongview Parkpark · 1.1 miThirty-First Avenue Parkpark · 1.2 miRock Island National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.4 mi · 67 acresJosua Lindahl Hill Prairies Nature Preservestate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 67 acresBill Glynn Memorialstate historic site · 4.6 miDodge Accessstate recreation area · 7.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRock Island County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025244 of 365 days measured119 moderate, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 41, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rock Island County monitors, IL
Drinking waterRock Islandserves 39,018 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation676 ft206 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Islandunder a milePost officeRock Island Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMilan Municipal Building2.0 miPoliceRock Island Police Department2.0 miFire stationRock Island Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 4 otherElementaryImmanuel Lutheran Schoolunder a mileSchoolJordan Catholic Schoolunder a mileHighRock Island High Schoolunder a mileCollegeTrinity College of Nursing and Health Sciencesunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportQuad City International Airport MLI4.1 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD142 miInterstateI-2802.1 miUS highwayUS 67under a mileAmtrakKewanee, IL KEE37 miCoachDavenport (Ground Transportation)Jefferson Lines3.0 miTransit97 stops within a mileMetroLinkSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61299 ZIP area.
