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Lockwood Park

Lockwood Park from directly overhead

Lockwood Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 224 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is MAGGIE THE COW, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 26 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
224 m

What to expect

Operated by
Rockford Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30564, -89.13924

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Searls Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bressler Park: 1.6 mi
  • Belden Park: 1.6 mi
  • Conklin Park: 1.7 mi
  • Franz Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 14
Gardens: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Turtle Mound: 3.3 mi
  • Lookout Point: 4.2 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Bald Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Coffman Bluff: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Standfield Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Olson Beach: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Sandstone Wall: 9.3 mi
  • White Rock: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 4.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ganymede Spring: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillWSW 257°294 m18.7 mi
Coffman BluffWSW 245°289 m21.5 mi
Bald HillSW 220°281 m18.9 mi
Devils BackboneSSW 206°274 m24.5 mi
Turtle MoundSE 132°218 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5520:37
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2315:4216:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222637496070747264523927
Precip in1.61.62.43.74.25.23.84.23.62.62.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/111876311

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