Rockford
Rockford, the largest Illinois city outside the Chicago metro area, sits on the Rock River in the state's far north, with a walkable downtown that has been actively revitalized since the late 1990s. The city is home to the Anderson Japanese Gardens, the Tinker Swiss Cottage, the Coronado Theatre, and the Burpee Museum of Natural History, and has a notable music history tied to Cheap Trick and the Mendelssohn Club. Once a centre of heavy machinery and furniture manufacturing, it has since diversified into automotive and healthcare industries.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population148,278
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Rockford: quick answers
Where is Rockford?
Rockford is in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States.
How do you get to Rockford?
The nearest airport is Chicago/Rockford (RFD), about 24 min away by road. The nearest train station is Harvard, about 52 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Rockford?
The warmest month is July, averaging 23°C73°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -6°C21°F. The wettest month is May, with about 113 mm4.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Rockford?
OpenStreetMap lists 10 museums, 23 restaurants, 7 cafés and 46 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Rockford?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include South Beloit.