Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Poplar Creek Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Cook, Illinois. Poplar Creek Forest Preserve is situated near the town Streamwood, as well as near the neighborhood Sherwood Oaks.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Now Arena and Saint Alexius Medical Center.

Now Arena

Stadium

Photo: Leech44, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The NOW Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb 25 miles from Chicago, near land which formerly contained the Poplar Creek Music Theater.

Saint Alexius Medical Center

Hospital

St. Alexius Medical Center is a faith-based community hospital located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago.

Streamwood High School

School

Streamwood High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located in Streamwood, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, in the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Streamwood and Bartlett.

Streamwood

Town

Streamwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,577. It is a northwest suburb of Chicago, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Bartlett is a village in Illinois, United States. The population was 41,105 at the 2020 census. The village is primarily located in Cook and DuPage counties, with a small parcel on the western border located in Kane County.

Hanover Park

Town

Hanover Park is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, the population was 37,470 at the 2020 census. Ontarioville is a neighborhood within the village.

Poplar Creek Forest Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.04715° or 42° 2′ 50″ north

Longitude

-88.18649° or 88° 11′ 11″ west

Elevation

810 feet (247 metres)

Operator

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Open location code

86JH2RW7+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 196778325

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4906480

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sherwood Oaks and Southwicke.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Carl R. Hanson Woods and Surrey Woods Park Playground.

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