William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve

William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in , , . William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Macktown Historic District and Rockton Historic District.

Tourism office
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The is a national historic district encompassing the remains of the Macktown settlement in , . Established in the late 1830s at the confluence of the and Rock Rivers, Macktown was one of the first settlements in northern Illinois.

Park
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The is a national historic district which encompasses much of the village of , . The district includes 208 buildings, most of which are residential.

House
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The is a historic house located at 900 North Prairie Street in , . Local merchant and farmer H.D. Jameson built the house in 1855.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockton and Roscoe.

Village
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is a village in , . It is located in the Rock River Valley and is part of the . The population was 7,863 at the time of the 2020 census.

Village
is a village in , , along the . It is in a suburban area of the Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Village
is a city in , United States. It is a suburban extension of , located along the Illinois– border within the Rockford metropolitan area. The population was 7,989 at the 2020 census.

William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve

Latitude
42.4429° or 42° 26′ 35″ north
Longitude
-89.0646° or 89° 3′ 53″ west
Operator
Natural Land Institute
Open location code
86JGCWVP+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1501216628
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Satellite Map

Discover William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rockton Athletic Fields and Settler’s Park.

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