Gurgens Park
Gurgens Park is a nature reserve in Sangamon, Illinois. Gurgens Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Walnut Valley, as well as near Rail Meadows.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Springfield, Illinois USA
- Address: Springfield, IL 62707
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carpenter Park and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.
Carpenter Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Carpenter Park is a 322-acre park on the north bank of the Sangamon River on the far north side of the city of Springfield, Illinois. Part of the park is a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve and has been designated as an Important Bird Area of Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Aerodrome
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport – also known as Springfield Airport – is a civil-military airport in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, located approximately three miles northwest of downtown Springfield.
Air Combat Museum
Museum
The Air Combat Museum is an aviation museum located at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andrew and Sherman.
Andrew
Hamlet
Andrew is an unincorporated community in Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Andrew is located on the Illinois and Midland Railroad 1.9 miles west of Sherman.
Sherman
Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. In 2023 the village was hit by a high end EF-2 tornado in the March 31st outbreak.Bissell
Hamlet
Bissell is an unincorporated community in Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Bissell is located on Illinois Route 54 and the Canadian National Railway near the northeast border of Springfield.
Gurgens Park
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.8688° or 39° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
-89.6475° or 89° 38′ 51″ westElevation
525 feet (160 metres)Inception
1970Operator
Springfield Park DistrictOpen location code
86FGV992+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 450799312OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
“Gurgens Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gurgens Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Walnut Valley and Rail Meadows.
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Highlights include Kennedy Park and Riverside Park.
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