Captain Dan Wright Forest Preserve
Captain Dan Wright Forest Preserve is a park in Lake, Illinois. Captain Dan Wright Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the locality Half Day, as well as near the village Mettawa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Marriott Theatre and Prairie View station.
Marriott Theatre
Theater building
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The Marriott Theatre is a regional theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois, outside of Chicago. Attached to the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, the theatre produces an average of five musicals each year, presented in the round, as well as productions aimed at younger audiences.
Prairie View station
Railway station
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Prairie View station is on Metra's North Central Service in the unincorporated area of Prairie View, Illinois, near Buffalo Grove. The station is 34.4 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. Prairie View station is situated 2 miles southwest of Captain Dan Wright Forest Preserve.
Vernon Hills station
Railway station
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Vernon Hills is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The station is 35.7 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. Vernon Hills station is situated 2 miles west of Captain Dan Wright Forest Preserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mettawa and Prairie View.
Mettawa
Village
Mettawa is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 533. The village maintains trails for pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian usage.
Prairie View
Neighborhood
Prairie View is an unincorporated community located in northeastern Illinois, in southern Lake County. It is a part of Vernon Township. Prairie View has not been annexed entirely by either Lincolnshire or Buffalo Grove, although tiny portions of it have been. Prairie View is situated 2 miles southwest of Captain Dan Wright Forest Preserve.
Lincolnshire
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Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is a northern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,940. Named after Lincolnshire, England, the village was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision.
Captain Dan Wright Forest Preserve
- Type: Park
- Location: Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.21419° or 42° 12′ 51″ northLongitude
-87.92646° or 87° 55′ 35″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Open location code
86JJ637F+MCGeoNames ID
4886588
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