William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve
William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Mount Zion stands 316 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockton Athletic Fields, a park 0.3 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Natural Land Institute
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rockton Athletic Fields: 0.3 mi
- Settler's Park: 0.6 mi
- Rockton Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Village Green Park: 0.9 mi
- Blackhawk Prairie Park: 1.7 mi
- Hononegah Forest Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Rockton Bog Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Stone Bridge Forest Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Lost Flora Fen on Racoon Creek: 5.1 mi
- Kieselburg Forest Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Stephen Mack Home: 1.3 mi
- Bushnell Wheeler House: 3.6 mi
- Bartlett Memorial Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Rasey House: 4.3 mi
- Wright Museum of Art: 4.4 mi
- Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 10.6 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 10.9 mi
- Home of Governor Harvey: 10.9 mi
- Shopiere Clock: 10.9 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 11.4 mi
- Macktown County Forest Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 1.9 mi
- Blackhawk Farms Raceway: 3.8 mi
- Skydive the Rock: 6.2 mi
- Beckman Mill: 7.0 mi
- The Wall: 4.7 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 9.9 mi
- MAGGIE THE COW: 10.4 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 10.6 mi
- Symbol: 10.8 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 9.7 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 10.5 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Rose garden: 11.1 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 4.3 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 5.9 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 18.7 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 22.7 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 22.7 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 10.9 mi
- Clarence: 19.7 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 21.6 mi
- Fellows: 22.1 mi
- Olson Beach: 8.3 mi
- Standfield Beach: 13.3 mi
- Lions Beach: 16.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 11.1 mi
- Turtle Mound: 11.8 mi
- Mount Zion: 19.8 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 10.6 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion | NNE 22° | 316 m | 19.8 mi |
| Turtle Mound | S 186° | 218 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 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.
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