Wanless Park
Wanless Park is a nature reserve in Sangamon, Illinois which is located on Roanoke Drive. Wanless Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Forest Park Hills, as well as near the village Rochester.Places of Interest
Highlights include Henson Robinson Zoo and Taft Farmstead.
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.
Taft Farmstead
Historic site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Taft Farmstead is a historic farm located west of Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois. Established in the early 20th century, the farm is one of the few intact farmsteads from the period which was not a renovation of an earlier farm.
Dallman Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Visviva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The V.Y. Dallman Power Station is a coal-fired power plant located in Springfield, Illinois, at the north end of Lake Springfield. It is owned and operated by the city-owned utility City Water, Light & Power.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rochester.
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.
Wanless Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Address: 198 Roanoke Drive, Rochester, IL 62563
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.7459° or 39° 44′ 45″ northLongitude
-89.5696° or 89° 34′ 11″ westOperator
Village of RochesterOpen location code
86FGPCWJ+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 1055473299OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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