Ridge Avenue Park

Ridge Avenue Park is a park in Winnebago, Illinois. Ridge Avenue Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Ruby, as well as near the neighborhood Edgewater.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anderson Japanese Gardens and Burpee Museum of Natural History.

Anderson Japanese Gardens

Garden

Photo: Circa24, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre Japanese garden located in Rockford, Illinois. Anderson Japanese Gardens is situated 2 miles southeast of Ridge Avenue Park.

Burpee Museum of Natural History

Museum

Photo: Krazy19Karl, Public domain.

The Burpee Museum of Natural History is located along the Rock River in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States, at 737 North Main Street. Burpee Museum of Natural History is situated 2 miles south of Ridge Avenue Park.

Beattie Park Mound Group

Historic site

Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Beattie Park Mound Group is a grouping of Late Woodland period Indian mounds located in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States. Beattie Park Mound Group is situated 2½ miles south of Ridge Avenue Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loves Park and Rockford.

Loves Park

Hamlet

Loves Park is a city in Boone and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Most of the city is in Winnebago County, with a tiny sliver in the east located in Boone County. Loves Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Ridge Avenue Park.

Rockford

Photo: jim simonson, CC BY 2.0.

Rockford is a city in the Rock River Valley in Northern Illinois. With a population of over 145,000, it is the third largest city in the state.

Machesney Park

Town

Photo: Gateway Community Church, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Machesney Park is a village located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,950 at the 2020 census. Machesney Park is part of the Rockford metropolitan area. Machesney Park is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ridge Avenue Park.

Ridge Avenue Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Winnebago, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.30891° or 42° 18′ 32″ north

Longitude

-89.09039° or 89° 5′ 25″ west

Elevation

741 feet (226 metres)

Open location code

86JG8W55+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354141737

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4907526

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