Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is an 11.2-mile-long tributary of the Des Plaines River. It begins in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and flows mainly south-eastward through Kildeer, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Prospect Heights station and Wheeling station.
Prospect Heights station
Railway station
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Prospect Heights is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Prospect Heights, Illinois. The station is 26.6 miles away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. Prospect Heights station is situated 2 miles southwest of Buffalo Creek.
Wheeling station
Railway station
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Wheeling is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Wheeling, Illinois. The station is 29.9 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. Wheeling station is situated 2 miles northwest of Buffalo Creek.
Wheeling High School
School
Wheeling High School is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Prospect High School, and Rolling Meadows High School. Wheeling High School is situated 2½ miles west of Buffalo Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheeling and Prospect Heights.
Wheeling
Town
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Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is part of Wheeling and Vernon townships. Wheeling is a suburb of Chicago, it is primarily in Cook County, approximately 23 mi northwest of downtown Chicago. Wheeling is situated 2½ miles northwest of Buffalo Creek.
Prospect Heights
Village
Prospect Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 16,058. Prospect Heights is situated 2½ miles southwest of Buffalo Creek.
Northbrook
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Northbrook is a city of 33,000 people in Illinois. Northbrook's downtown shopping district features boutiques and specialty stores.
Buffalo Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Cook and Lake counties in Illinois, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Buffalo Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Buffalo Creek”
- Cebuano: “Buffalo Creek”
- Japanese: “バッファロー・クリーク”
- Russian: “Баффало Крик (Иллинойс)”
- Russian: “Баффало-Крик”
- Slovenian: “Buffalo Creek”
- Venetian: “Buffalo”
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