Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve

Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in DuPage County, Illinois. Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Addison, as well as near Churchville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Villa Park station and Elmhurst station.

Villa Park station

Railway station

Photo: Lost on Belmont, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Villa Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Villa Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific West Line and lies 17.8 miles from the eastern terminus.

Elmhurst station

Railway station

Photo: Cornelius Koelewijn, CC BY 2.0.

Elmhurst is a Metra commuter railroad station in downtown Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific West Line, and lies 15.7 miles from the eastern terminus.

Villa Avenue station

Museum

Photo: Swimpg, Public domain.

The Villa Avenue Train Station is one of two former Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad stations in Villa Park, Illinois. The building was also used as an office by the Western United Gas and Electric Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Addison and Villa Park.

Addison

Town

Photo: Khateeb88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Addison is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,702 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Villa Park

Town

Villa Park is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Situated along the Illinois Prairie Path, Villa Park was originally built as a company town in the early 20th century.

Elmhurst

Photo: Aimcotest, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elmhurst is a city in DuPage and Cook counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and a western suburb of Chicago. The population was 45,786 at the 2020 census.

Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: DuPage County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.91471° or 41° 54′ 53″ north

Longitude

-87.9703° or 87° 58′ 13″ west

Elevation

663 feet (202 metres)

Operator

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Open location code

86HJW27H+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 649223735

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4889138

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Addison and Churchville.

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Highlights include Church of Christ and Green Lake.

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