Wayside Woods

Wayside Woods is a nature reserve in Cook, Illinois. Wayside Woods is situated nearby to the village Golf, as well as near the neighborhood North Edgebrook.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harrer Park and Morton Grove station.

Morton Grove station

Railway station

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morton Grove is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Morton Grove, Illinois. The station is located at 8501 Lehigh Ave, is 14.6 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois.

Morton Grove Public Library

Library

Photo: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0.

The Morton Grove Public Library is a public library that serves residents and businesses of the village of Morton Grove, Illinois. Morton Grove is located 12 miles north of downtown Chicago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morton Grove and Golf.

Morton Grove

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,297. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Golf

Village

Golf is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, incorporated in 1928. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 514. The community is primarily residential, and has a dedicated police department, post office, and Metra train stop.

Niles

Photo: VNiles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niles is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located in the townships of Maine and Niles, directly neighboring Chicago's far northwest border. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,912. The current mayor of Niles is George Alpogianis.

Wayside Woods

Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.04258° or 42° 2′ 33″ north

Longitude

-87.78946° or 87° 47′ 22″ west

Elevation

623 feet (190 metres)

Operator

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Open location code

86JJ26V6+26

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10880294588

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4915779

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