Morrison-Rockwood State Park
Morrison-Rockwood State Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 223 m. Thunderbolt Hill stands 194 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilderness Woods Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 2.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 223 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Stone Tower · 11 mi
- Indian Head Rock · 21 mi
- Twin Sisters · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kiwanis Park: 2.2 mi
- Kelly Park: 2.4 mi
- Robert A. Millikan Park: 2.7 mi
- Sports Complex: 2.9 mi
- Waterworks Park: 3.0 mi
- Elijah Buell Memorial: 11.1 mi
- The Stone Tower: 11.4 mi
- Curtis Mansion: 12.0 mi
- Prophetstown: 12.1 mi
- Wabokieshiek, White Cloud the Prophet: 12.2 mi
- Morrison's Heritage Museum: 2.7 mi
- Fulton (Martin House) Museum: 10.5 mi
- Thomson Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Heritage Canyon: 10.7 mi
- Windmill Cultural Center: 10.7 mi
- Prairie Pothole: 9.0 mi
- Thomson - Fulton Sand Prairie Nature Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Mickelson's Landing: 9.5 mi
- Thomson Prairie: 10.3 mi
- Heritage Canyon Park: 10.7 mi
- Point Rock: 17.4 mi
- Old Galena Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Havencrest Castle: 19.6 mi
- F-105D Thunderchief: 23.6 mi
- Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Pavilion: 21.9 mi
- Bickelhaupt Arboretum: 13.4 mi
- Commissioners Garden: 15.3 mi
- Bald Point: 14.4 mi
- Wantea Point: 16.3 mi
- President Ronald Reagan as a boy: 17.5 mi
- Eagle: 24.7 mi
- South Beach: 18.4 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 22.4 mi
- Thunderbolt Hill: 12.6 mi
- Daggett: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morrison-Rockwood State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt Hill | S 186° | 194 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 20 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morrison, 4 mi away.
- Golden Oyster Mushroom14 obs
- blue phlox7 obs
- Virginia waterleaf6 obs
- American lotus6 obs
- Great Blue Heron4 obs
- wild geranium4 obs
- Red Clover4 obs
- white campion4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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