Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital7.3 miPost officeMaple Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMaple Park Village Hallunder a milePoliceCortland Police Department4.7 miFire stationMaple Park and Countryside Fire Protection Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD32 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD36 miInterstateI-882.4 miUS highwayUS 309.7 miAmtrakPlano, IL PLO17 miRailElburnMetra7.1 miCoachDekalb Holmes Student CenterGreyhound8.7 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 14 min5:19 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:18 am – 4:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 13°F37 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May33 in of snow a year, on about 24 days13 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, De Kalb station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksOhio Grove (historical)woods · 3.2 miNorthern Illinois Universitycollege · 8.8 miCharter Grovewoods · 9.9 miEast Lagoonreservoir · 8.5 miEast Branch South Branch Kishwaukee Riverriver · 9.5 miLake Camptonlake · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCortland Community Parkpark · 4.4 miLily Lake Marshstate conservation land · 6.2 miSycamore Golf Course & Golf Club Houserecreation area · 6.1 mi · 106 acresBowes Creek Woods Forest Preserve 3state conservation land · 11.3 mi · 59 acresJay Woods Forest Preservestate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 116 acresShabbona Lake State Parkstate recreation area · 16.8 mi · 1,531 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200435 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202419 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
Elevation864 ft263 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
