Villa Maria Retreat Center
Villa Maria Retreat Center is an event venue in Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois which is located on East Lake Shore Drive. Villa Maria Retreat Center is situated nearby to Newcomer Cemetery, as well as near the forest Bald Cypress.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden and Brunk Farmstead.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
Park
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden, commonly known and referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Garden, is a self-governing 100-acre woodland and prairie garden owned by the city of Springfield, Illinois, and managed by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Villa Maria Retreat Center.
Brunk Farmstead
Heritage site
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on KOA Campground Road 1 mile south of East Lake Drive near Rochester, Illinois. George Brunk, an early settler of Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s; the farm is one of the few surviving properties from the county's early settlement. Brunk Farmstead is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Villa Maria Retreat Center.
Henson Robinson Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Rklawton, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Henson Robinson Zoo is a private nonprofit zoo owned and operated by the Springfield Park District. The zoo was built in 1968–1970 on the eastern shore of Lake Springfield to serve the population of Central Illinois, and opened in 1970. Henson Robinson Zoo is situated 2 miles north of Villa Maria Retreat Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotton Hill Township and New City.
Cotton Hill Township
Village
Cotton Hill Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 902 and it contained 389 housing units. The township is the home of Hunter Lake, a proposed 3,010-acre reservoir. Cotton Hill Township is situated 2 miles west of Villa Maria Retreat Center.
New City
Hamlet
New City is an unincorporated community in Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, in the rural center of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. New City is situated 4 miles southeast of Villa Maria Retreat Center.
Rochester
Village
Rochester is a village and suburb of Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rochester had a population of 3,863. Rochester is situated 4½ miles northeast of Villa Maria Retreat Center.
Villa Maria Retreat Center
- Type: Event venue
- Address: 1903 East Lake Shore Drive, Springfield, IL 62712
- Location: Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.70254° or 39° 42′ 9″ northLongitude
-89.59284° or 89° 35′ 34″ westOpen location code
86FGPC34+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8176776396OpenStreetMap feature
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