Prairie Ridge Conservation Area
Prairie Ridge Conservation Area is a nature reserve in McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois. Prairie Ridge Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Terra Cotta, as well as near the locality Crystal Lake Junction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House and Crystal Lake station.
Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House is a historic residence in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Crystal Lake station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Crystal Lake is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is two stops away from the line's terminus at Harvard, and most of the trains on the Northwest Line only run as far as Crystal Lake.
Pingree Road station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pingree Road is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the city of Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and is 41.7 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crystal Lake and Prairie Grove.
Crystal Lake
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crystal Lake is a city of 40,000 people in Northern Illinois. It has a revitalized historic downtown district, which is home to many small specialty shops and businesses, and is a local shopping district.
Prairie Grove
Village
Prairie Grove is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, first incorporated in 1973. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,963.
Oakwood Hills
Village
Oakwood Hills is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1959. The population was 2,076 at the 2020 census.
Prairie Ridge Conservation Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.2671° or 42° 16′ 2″ northLongitude
-88.30696° or 88° 18′ 25″ westElevation
814 feet (248 metres)Open location code
86JH7M8V+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 542656564OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4906673
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Terra Cotta and Crystal Lake Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sterne’s Fen Nature Preserve and Sternes Woods Park.
McHenry County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Woodstock, Crystal Lake, and Harvard.
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