Shale Bluff
Shale Bluff is a hamlet in Woodside Township, Sangamon, Illinois. Shale Bluff is situated nearby to the neighborhood Glen Aire, as well as near Eastview Estates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Shale Bluff, IL” and “Shale Bluff, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Springfield Southeast High School and Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Springfield Southeast High School
School
Springfield Southeast High School is a public high school located in Springfield, Illinois. It is the youngest high school serving Springfield Public Schools District 186, the oldest and second oldest being Springfield High School and Lanphier High School respectively.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Park
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves the Springfield, Illinois, home and related historic district where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1844 to 1861, prior to becoming the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln Home National Historic Site is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shale Bluff.
Adams Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
The Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, usually called the Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 40-acre headquarters building and land parcel owned and managed by the Illinois Audubon Society. Adams Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 2 miles north of Shale Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springfield and Southern View.
Springfield
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Springfield is a city in the center of the state of Illinois. It is the state's capital — not Chicago — and the county seat of Sangamon County. Springfield is best known for its most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, and there are several historic sites that are dedicated to him.
Southern View
Village
Southern View is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Southern View is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shale Bluff.
Grandview
Village
Grandview is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Grandview is situated 3 miles north of Shale Bluff.
Shale Bluff
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Woodside Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.777° or 39° 46′ 37″ northLongitude
-89.60982° or 89° 36′ 35″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86FGQ9GR+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 153541697OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4249777Wikidata ID
Q122562514
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