Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,300 acres in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is an artificial cooling pond originally excavated to enable the operation of the now defunct Collins Generating Station.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: state park in Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Heidecke Fish and Wildlife Area”, “Heidecke Lake Fish and Wildlife Area”, “Heidecke Lake SFWA”, “Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area”, and “Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Nature reserve
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre state park in Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morris and Carbon Hill.
Morris
Town
Carbon Hill
Village
Carbon Hill is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. Carbon Hill is situated 5 miles south of Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Paytonville
Hamlet
Paytonville is an unincorporated community… Paytonville is situated 5 miles west of Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Categories: protected area, state park, wildlife refuge, and recreation area
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.3657° or 41° 21′ 57″ north
Longitude
-88.3333° or 88° 19′ 60″ west
Elevation
495 feet (151 metres)
Open location code
86HH9M88+7M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Aux Sable and Divine.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Heidecke Lake and Visitor Center - Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.
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