Roscoe Quarry

Roscoe Quarry is a quarry in Harlem Township, Winnebago, Illinois. Roscoe Quarry is situated nearby to the nature reserve Rock Cut State Park, as well as near the town Machesney Park.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America
Also known as: “Genestra Quarry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rock Cut State Park.

Rock Cut State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Rock Cut State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in Loves Park in Winnebago County, it covers 3,254 acres, enveloping Pierce Lake and Olson Lake. Rock Cut Park's main entrance is located on Highway 173, 1 mile west of Interstate 90. Rock Cut State Park is situated 2½ miles south of Roscoe Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roscoe and Machesney Park.

Roscoe

Village

Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Roscoe is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, along the Rock River. It is in a suburban area of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Roscoe is situated 2 miles northwest of Roscoe Quarry.

Machesney Park

Town

Photo: Gateway Community Church, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Machesney Park is a village located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,950 at the 2020 census. Machesney Park is part of the Rockford metropolitan area. Machesney Park is situated 4 miles southwest of Roscoe Quarry.

Caledonia

Village

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Caledonia is a village in Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 183 at the 2020 census. Caledonia is situated 4½ miles east of Roscoe Quarry.

Roscoe Quarry

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Harlem Township, Winnebago, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.38767° or 42° 23′ 16″ north

Longitude

-88.98229° or 88° 58′ 56″ west

Elevation

804 feet (245 metres)

Open location code

86JH92Q9+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 124982560

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

4908128

Wikidata ID

Q49445053

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In Other Languages

“Roscoe Quarry” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Roscoe Quarry”

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