Runyon County Forest Preserve
Runyon County Forest Preserve is a forest in Will, Illinois. Runyon County Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the town Lockport, as well as near the locality Romeo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Will County Historical Society Headquarters and Gaylord Building.
Will County Historical Society Headquarters
Museum
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Will County Historical Society Headquarters is a historic building in Lockport, Illinois, United States, originally known as the Illinois and Michigan Canal Office Building.
Gaylord Building
Historic building
The Gaylord Building, constructed in 1838 in the downtown historic district of Lockport, Illinois, and on the canalside there, played a pivotal role in the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
Lockport station
Railway station
Photo: Ron Reiring, CC BY 2.0.
Lockport station is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lockport, Illinois. The station is 32.9 miles away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lockport and Fairmont.
Lockport
Town
Photo: Jakesoky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,094. The city was incorporated in 1853.
Fairmont
Neighborhood
Fairmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,389 at the 2020 census.
Romeoville
Town
Photo: MidwestRailFanner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The village is located 26 mi southwest of Chicago on the Gateway Wetlands, directly west of the Des Plaines River and Historic U.S. Route 66.
Runyon County Forest Preserve
- Type: Forest
- Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.60076° or 41° 36′ 3″ northLongitude
-88.04788° or 88° 2′ 52″ westElevation
597 feet (182 metres)Operator
Forest Preserve District of Will CountyOpen location code
86HHJX22+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 637584577OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestGeoNames ID
4908299
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Localities in the Area
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