Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve
Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois. Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve is situated nearby to the locality Crystal Lake Junction, as well as near the hamlet Terra Cotta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crystal Lake station and Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House.
Crystal Lake station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Crystal Lake is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is two stops away from the line's terminus at Harvard, and most of the trains on the Northwest Line only run as far as Crystal Lake.
Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House is a historic residence in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Pingree Road station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pingree Road is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the city of Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and is 41.7 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crystal Lake and Lakewood.
Crystal Lake
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crystal Lake is a city of 40,000 people in Northern Illinois. It has a revitalized historic downtown district, which is home to many small specialty shops and businesses, and is a local shopping district.
Lakewood
Village
The Village of Lakewood is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on July 10, 1933. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,283.
Prairie Grove
Village
Prairie Grove is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, first incorporated in 1973. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,963.
Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and grassland
- Location: McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.25337° or 42° 15′ 12″ northLongitude
-88.31335° or 88° 18′ 48″ westElevation
899 feet (274 metres)Open location code
86JH7M3P+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1265815580OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=grasslandGeoNames ID
4916838
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crystal Lake Junction and Terra Cotta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Veteran Acres Park and Trailhead at Lorraine Drive.
McHenry County: Must-Visit Destinations
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