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Stephen Mack Home

Stephen Mack Home from directly overhead

Stephen Mack Home is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Mount Zion stands 316 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Macktown County Forest Preserve, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

national historic district encompassing the remains of the Macktown settlement in Winnebago County, Illinois

Wikidata Q28147903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45093, -89.08890

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rockton Historic District: 0.9 mi
  • Village Green Park: 0.9 mi
  • Settler's Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rockton Athletic Fields: 1.4 mi
  • Blackhawk Prairie Park: 1.9 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 20
  • Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 10.5 mi
  • Home of Governor Harvey: 11.3 mi
  • Shopiere Clock: 11.3 mi
  • Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 11.9 mi
  • Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 11
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Olson Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Standfield Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Lions Beach: 15.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Lookout Point: 11.6 mi
  • Turtle Mound: 12.2 mi
  • Mount Zion: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Sandstone Wall: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stephen Mack Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ZionNNE 25°316 m19.8 mi
Turtle MoundS 180°218 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2019:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233455666706861493524
Precip in1.61.52.13.74.35.63.44.13.82.82.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/861271323

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