Local favourite heritage site · Schuyler, Illinois
Waters Junk Ranch
Waters Junk Ranch is a heritage site in Schuyler, Illinois.
Waters Junk Ranch: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Waters Junk Ranch
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
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 Waters Junk Ranch — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.16135, -90.59520. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Waters Junk Ranch
- Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~30 km · Must-see
- Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~34 km · Must-see
- Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~38 km · Must-see
- Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
- Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~46 km · Must-see
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~55 km · Must-see
- Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~57 km · Must-see
- Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~57 km · Must-see
- Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~57 km · Must-see
- Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~60 km · Must-see
- Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~65 km · Must-see
- Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~68 km · Must-see
- Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~70 km · Must-see
- Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~70 km · Must-see
- Schuyler Jail Museum & Gnlgcl · museum · Schuyler · ~7 km
- Peabody Lake Dam · lake · Schuyler · ~16 km
- Clay Bank · viewpoint · Schuyler · ~17 km
- Vermont New Lake Dam · lake · McDonough · ~24 km
Other forts & heritage near Waters Junk Ranch
- Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~57 km · Must-see
- Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~57 km · Must-see
- Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~60 km · Must-see
- Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~65 km · Must-see
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~75 km · Must-see
- Mound House · fort · Greene · ~93 km · Must-see
- Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~97 km · Must-see
- Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~110 km · Must-see
- Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~111 km · Must-see
- Edwards Place Historic Home · fort · Sangamon · ~112 km · Must-see
Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)
📍 Location approximate: only one online listing gives this spot. If you have been here, use “Suggest an edit” to pin it exactly.
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Waters Junk Ranch?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Waters Junk Ranch?
Nearby: Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area (sanctuary, 30 km), Weinberg-King State Park (sanctuary, 34 km), Meredosia Island (lake, 38 km), Anderson Lake State Conservation Area (lake, 43 km), Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery (church, 46 km), Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak (sanctuary, 55 km).