Thorn Creek Forest Preserve
Thorn Creek Forest Preserve is a park in Will, Illinois. Thorn Creek Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the village University Park, as well as near Park Forest.Places of Interest
Highlights include Richton Park station and University Park station.
Richton Park station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Richton Park is the penultimate station along the main branch of the Metra Electric line, in Richton Park, Illinois. It is located on Sauk Trail, east of Governor's Highway, and is 29.3 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. Richton Park station is situated 2 miles northwest of Thorn Creek Forest Preserve.
University Park station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
University Park is a station on Metra's Metra Electric District line located in University Park, Illinois. University Park is the southern terminus of the Metra Electric main line and is 31.5 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. University Park station is situated 2 miles west of Thorn Creek Forest Preserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University Park and Park Forest.
University Park
Village
University Park is a village in Will County with a small portion in Cook County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a south suburb of Chicago. The village is one of the region's few planned communities; it was developed in the 1960s as Wood Hill, then Park Forest South, and finally University Park.
Park Forest
Village
Park Forest is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small southern portion in Will County. The village was originally designed by Loebl Schlossman & Bennett as a planned community for veterans returning from World War II. Park Forest is situated 1½ miles north of Thorn Creek Forest Preserve.
Richton Park
Village
Richton Park is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,775 at the 2020 census. Richton Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Thorn Creek Forest Preserve.
Thorn Creek Forest Preserve
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Thorn Creek Nature Preserve”
- Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.45892° or 41° 27′ 32″ northLongitude
-87.68754° or 87° 41′ 15″ westElevation
758 feet (231 metres)Open location code
86HJF856+HXGeoNames ID
4913587
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