Dick Young Forest Preserve
Dick Young Forest Preserve is a park in Kane, Illinois. Dick Young Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the park Nelson Lake Marsh Nature Preserve, as well as near the town North Aurora.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Batavia High School.
Batavia High School
School
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Batavia High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located in Batavia, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It was created by the merger of West Batavia High School and East Batavia High School in May 1911 and is part of Batavia Public School District 101; the East Batavia and West Batavia athletic programs merged in 1909. Batavia High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Dick Young Forest Preserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Aurora and Batavia.
North Aurora
Town
North Aurora is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Aurora. Per the 2020 census, the population was 18,261. North Aurora maintains its own public library district, fire district, and police department, but public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring Fox Valley Park District. North Aurora is situated 3 miles southeast of Dick Young Forest Preserve.
Batavia
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Batavia is a city mainly in Kane County and partly in DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it was founded in 1833 and is the oldest city in Kane County.
La Fox
Hamlet
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La Fox is an unincorporated community in Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois, United States. The community is located four miles west of Geneva and five miles east of Elburn. It serves as a station on Metra's Union Pacific West Line. La Fox is situated 4 miles northwest of Dick Young Forest Preserve.
Dick Young Forest Preserve
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.83399° or 41° 50′ 2″ northLongitude
-88.36971° or 88° 22′ 11″ westElevation
712 feet (217 metres)Open location code
86HHRJMJ+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 354257623OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nelson Lake Marsh Nature Preserve and Nelson Lake.
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