Amherst
Amherst is a residential area in Ela Township, Lake, Illinois. Amherst is situated nearby to the neighborhood Deer Park, as well as near the town Lake Zurich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barrington Area Library and Barrington station.
Barrington Area Library
Library
The Barrington Area Library, located at 505 N. Northwest Highway in Barrington, Illinois, serves the approximately 45,360 residents of the Barrington Public Library District. Barrington Area Library is situated 1½ miles west of Amherst.
Barrington station
Railway station
Photo: Sueswim03, Public domain.
Barrington is a station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Barrington, Illinois. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is 31.9 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Barrington station is situated 2 miles west of Amherst.
Catlow Theater
Movie theater
Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Catlow Theater is a historic single-screen movie theater located in downtown Barrington, Illinois, United States. Catlow Theater is situated 2 miles west of Amherst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deer Park and Barrington.
Deer Park
Neighborhood
Deer Park is a village in Lake and Cook counties, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,681. The village is one of the few left in the Chicago area that enjoy a green belt which is bordered by two large natural areas providing outdoor recreation and open space.
Barrington
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Barrington is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 10,722 at the 2020 census. Barrington is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Lake Zurich
Town
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Lake Zurich is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,759. The village is named after a body of water named "Lake Zurich," which is completely located inside the village. Lake Zurich is situated 2½ miles north of Amherst.
Amherst
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Ela Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.1622° or 42° 9′ 44″ northLongitude
-88.09835° or 88° 5′ 54″ westElevation
866 feet (264 metres)Open location code
86JH5W62+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 901330157OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
4883291
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