Sparland State Conservation Area

Sparland State Conservation Area is a park in Marshall, Illinois. Sparland State Conservation Area is situated nearby to the town Lacon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge and Lacon Bridge.

Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve

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The Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Illinois River in Mason County northeast of Havana, Illinois. It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as one of the four Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges. Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sparland State Conservation Area.

Lacon Bridge

Bridge

Photo: ProfDEH, Public domain.

The Lacon Bridge crosses the Illinois River in the community of Lacon, Illinois. Built in 1939, it is one of the oldest crossings of the Illinois River. Lacon Bridge is situated 2½ miles south of Sparland State Conservation Area.

Robert Waugh House

House

Photo: ProfDEH, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Robert Waugh House, also known as the Sparland Octagonal House, is located in the Marshall County village of Sparland, Illinois, on a steep hillside overlooking the Illinois River. Robert Waugh House is situated 2 miles south of Sparland State Conservation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sparland and Lacon.

Sparland

Village

Photo: ProfDEH, Public domain.

Sparland is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 366 at the 2020 census, down from 406 in 2010. It is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sparland is situated 2 miles south of Sparland State Conservation Area.

Lacon

Town

Photo: ProfDEH, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lacon is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census, down from 1,937 in 2010. Lacon is situated 2½ miles south of Sparland State Conservation Area.

Henry

Village

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Henry is a city in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. Henry is situated 5 miles northeast of Sparland State Conservation Area.

Sparland State Conservation Area

Type: Park
Also known as: “Sparland Conservation Area”
Category: recreation area
Location: Marshall, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05837° or 41° 3′ 30″ north

Longitude

-89.42509° or 89° 25′ 30″ west

Elevation

446 feet (136 metres)

Open location code

86HG3H5F+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354212639

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4912127

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