Big Creek Park

Big Creek Park is a park in Macon, Illinois. Big Creek Park is situated nearby to the village Long Creek, as well as near the hamlet Turpin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Decatur Airport and Spitler Woods State Natural Area.

Decatur Airport

Aerodrome

Decatur Airport is a public airport five miles east of Decatur, in Macon County, Illinois, United States. The airport is owned by the Decatur Park District. Decatur Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Big Creek Park.

Spitler Woods State Natural Area

Nature reserve

Spitler Woods State Natural Area is a 202.5-acre state park located adjacent to Mount Zion, Illinois. The state park is located within the Decatur, Illinois metropolitan area. Spitler Woods State Natural Area is situated 2½ miles southeast of Big Creek Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Zion Township and Decatur.

Mount Zion Township

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Mount Zion Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,213 and it contained 3,045 housing units. In 2009, Milam Township to the south was merged into Mount Zion Township. Mount Zion Township is situated 2½ miles south of Big Creek Park.

Decatur

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Decatur is a city in Macon county, Illinois. There are many examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's influence on the Prairie Style Architecture in Decatur.

Elwin

Hamlet

Elwin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Wheatland Township, Macon County, Illinois, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2020, with a population of 119. Elwin is situated 5 miles west of Big Creek Park.

Big Creek Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Macon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.80367° or 39° 48′ 13″ north

Longitude

-88.8844° or 88° 53′ 4″ west

Elevation

627 feet (191 metres)

Open location code

86FHR438+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 485349591

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4233867

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