Macktown County Forest Preserve
Macktown County Forest Preserve is an attraction in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 234 m. Mount Zion stands 316 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Mack Home, a museum 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 234 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rockton Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Settler's Park: 0.9 mi
- Village Green Park: 1.0 mi
- Rockton Athletic Fields: 1.3 mi
- Blackhawk Prairie Park: 2.0 mi
- William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Hononegah Forest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Rockton Bog Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Lost Flora Fen on Racoon Creek: 3.9 mi
- Busse Prairie Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Stephen Mack Home: 0.1 mi
- Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Bushnell Wheeler House: 4.0 mi
- Rasey House: 4.7 mi
- Wright Museum of Art: 4.7 mi
- Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 10.6 mi
- Home of Governor Harvey: 11.4 mi
- Shopiere Clock: 11.4 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 11.7 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 11.9 mi
- Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 2.4 mi
- Blackhawk Farms Raceway: 2.9 mi
- Beckman Mill: 6.0 mi
- Skydive the Rock: 7.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 10.4 mi
- The Wall: 5.0 mi
- MAGGIE THE COW: 10.4 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 10.7 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 11.1 mi
- Symbol: 11.2 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 10.4 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 11.1 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Rose garden: 11.5 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 5.1 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 6.6 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 19.7 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 22.5 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 22.5 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 11.9 mi
- Clarence: 18.6 mi
- Fellows: 21.5 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 22.6 mi
- Olson Beach: 9.3 mi
- Standfield Beach: 13.4 mi
- Lions Beach: 15.9 mi
- Lookout Point: 11.5 mi
- Turtle Mound: 12.1 mi
- Mount Zion: 19.9 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 11.1 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Macktown County Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion | NNE 25° | 316 m | 19.9 mi |
| Turtle Mound | S 181° | 218 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/861271317
Take the scenic way to Macktown County Forest Preserve.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.