South Shores Park
South Shores Park is a park in Macon, Illinois. South Shores Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Southwest Manufactured Housing Community, as well as near H &K Trailer Court.Places of Interest
Highlights include Transfer House and Macon County Courthouse.
Transfer House
Historic building
Photo: Ander107, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Transfer House is a historic building located in Central Park in Decatur, Illinois. Built in 1896, the building originally served as a transfer point for Decatur's electric streetcar system. Transfer House is situated 2½ miles north of South Shores Park.
Macon County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Macon County Courthouse is a government building in Decatur, the county seat of Macon County, Illinois, United States. Completed in 1940, it is the fourth courthouse in the county's history. Macon County Courthouse is situated 2 miles north of South Shores Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Decatur and Elwin.
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 2½ miles southwest of South Shores Park.
Mount Zion Township
Village
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Mount Zion Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,131 and it contained 2,878 housing units. In 2009, Milam Township to the south was merged into Mount Zion Township. Mount Zion Township is situated 5 miles southeast of South Shores Park.
South Shores Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Macon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.8096° or 39° 48′ 35″ northLongitude
-88.95001° or 88° 57′ westElevation
686 feet (209 metres)Open location code
86FHR25X+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 472393998OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4250371
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