Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:19 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:21 am – 4:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 15°F37 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June37 in of snow a year, on about 28 days15 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockford Gtr Rockford Ap station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRock Valley Collegecollege · under a mileSaint Anthony College of Nursingcollege · under a mileSpring Lakelake · under a mileWindsor Lakelake · 2.5 miRock Cut State Park Campgroundcampground · 3.4 miLookout Pointpeak · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRock Cut State Parkstate park · 2.1 mi · 3,080 acresHunter Parkpark · under a mileAldeen Golf Clubrecreation area · under a mile · 145 acresWylie Prairie Natural Heritage Landmarkstate historic site · 1.9 miNimtz Pondsstate conservation land · 2.0 miUpper Rock 002-06state conservation land · 7.2 mi · 63 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 15 Sep 197250 mi away, near Amboy, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202448 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWinnebago County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighHail 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, Winnebago County monitors, IL
Drinking waterRockfordserves 147,051 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation876 ft267 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOSF Saint Anthony Medical Center2.7 miPost officeLoves Park Post Office2.6 miTown hallLoves Park City Hall2.9 miPoliceRockford Police Department District 3 Station3.3 miFire stationRockford Fire Department - Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherSchoolChristian Life Schoolsunder a mileHighGuilford High School1.0 miElementarySpring Creek Elementary School1.4 miCollegeRock Valley Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD9.4 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD60 miInterstateI-393.8 miUS highwayUS 20 Bus3.4 miAmtrakPlano, IL PLO50 miCoachRockford Mass TransitFlixBus2.7 miTransit41 stops within a mileRockford Mass Transit District (RMTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61126 ZIP area.
