Ipson Road Conservation Area
Ipson Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is LIB Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 22 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boone County Conservation District
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- LIB Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Former Elliot Golf Course: 1.5 mi
- Beaver Bluff Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Glenn Green Park: 2.0 mi
- McKiski Forest Preserve: 2.5 mi
- The Preserve Family Park: 1.6 mi
- Baumann Park: 1.8 mi
- Glen H. Green Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Swanson Park: 3.0 mi
- Southeast Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Midway Village Museum: 3.4 mi
- Rehn Farming Museum: 4.3 mi
- Denny's Corn Crib: 4.3 mi
- The Funderburg House: 4.5 mi
- Boone County Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 3.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 5.8 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 5.8 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 8.5 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 9.2 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 4.5 mi
- The Aviator: 7.1 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 7.9 mi
- Navy Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Ingrid Dohm Studio: 3.2 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 5.2 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 7.0 mi
- Symbol: 7.2 mi
- Dancers: 7.4 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 5.8 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 6.0 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 7.1 mi
- Turtle Mound: 8.3 mi
- Pine Rock: 23.9 mi
- High Point: 24.5 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 7.6 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 17.2 mi
- Brush Point: 17.8 mi
- Coltonville: 21.7 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 5.1 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 16.3 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 17.9 mi
- Olson Beach: 7.3 mi
- Standfield Beach: 10.3 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 8.0 mi
- White Rock: 18.4 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ipson Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NE 51° | 362 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turtle Mound | WNW 282° | 218 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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