Sweeneys Pond

Sweeneys Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Sweeneys Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sweeneys Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.56004, -90.36346. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sweeneys Pond

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~70 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~73 km · Must-see
• East Babylon Road · fort · Fulton · ~5 km
• East Seville Road · fort · Fulton · ~11 km
• Wee Ma Tuk Lake Dam · lake · Fulton · ~21 km
• School Number 84 · fort · McDonough · ~25 km

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sweeneys Pond

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~24 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~77 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~79 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~95 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~125 km · Must-see

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